Outside groups can pay for ads, mailers and other efforts to influence voters but can’t coordinate that spending with candidate committees.
Primarily funded by crypto billionaire Chris Larsen, this group spent nearly $2.1 million on outside spending this year, all of it to back Ben Allen.
JobsPAC, sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce, spent more than $5.8 million on outside spending this year, directing 26% of those funds to back Ben Allen.
The California Working Families Party’s PAC directed 68% of its $896,000 in outside spending this year toward supporting Jane Kim, its former executive director.
Funded by the California Association of Realtors and PG&E, this group spent $450,000 on outside spending this year, all of it to support Ben Allen.
Sponsored by the California Business Roundtable, this committee spent $1.16 million on outside spending this year, directing 38% of that money toward backing Ben Allen.
This committee, also primarily funded by crypto-billionaire Chris Larsen, spent $254,000 on on outside spending this year, all of it to back Ben Allen.