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Prop. 71Stem Cell Research: MoneyWatch

Track who is contributing to the pro and con campaigns and how much.


Summary Analysis
The supporters of Proposition 71 have collected more than $25 million while the opponents have raised over $390,000. Most of the money has come from Californians (80 percent) while individual donors account for 89 percent of the funds. A large percentage of the funds (87 percent) is from big donors of $100,000 or more. Robert Klein and the Klein Financial Corporation have combined for over $2.6 million in contributions; other large individual donors include Ann and John Doerr, who have each contributed $1,987,325. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund has donated $1 million. In contrast, the opponents' largest contributions come from Fieldstead and Company ($95,000), Focus on the Family ($57,578) and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ($50,000). The proponents spent over $2.7 million circulating the petition to qualify the measure.

*Note: Contributions of under $100 are not required for reporting to the Secretary of State and therefore all contributions cannot be accounted for.

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Total Contributions & Expenditures For & Against
(As of 11.7.2004)
Contributions &
Expenditures Summary
For
Against
Contributions (as of 11.07.04)
$25,713,998
$390,653
   Independent Expenditures
   (as of 11.07.04)
   Expenditures (as of 11.07.04)

Total Expenditures
$10,277

$19,831,289

$19,841,566
$0

$261,623

$261,623
 
Committees
For
Against
 
Coalition For Stem Cell Research And Cures
Doctors Patients And Taxpayers For Fiscal Responsibility

Californians Against Loan and Clone

Progressive Alliance Against Prop. 71

Focus on the Family

Top 10 Contributors For & Against
(As of 11.7.2004)

Top Overall Contributors For Proposition 71 (as of 11.07.04)

  1. ROBERT N. KLEIN II, KLEIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION $2,649,227
  2. ANN DOERR $1,987,325
    JOHN DOERR $1,987,325
  3. JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FUND $1,000,000
    GORDON GUND $1,000,000
  4. JOSEPH S. LACOB $750,017
  5. WILLIAM K. BOWES, JR. $664,048
    UTE C. BOWES $664,048
  6. FRANKLIN P. JOHNSON, JR. $518,799
  7. HERBERT M. SANDLER $509,321
    MARION O. SANDLER $509,321
  8. PAMELA OMIDYAR $503,742
    PIERRE OMIDYAR $503,742
  9. JOANNE KAGLE $500,000
    VIRGINIA STOWERS $500,000
    SCOTT D. COOK $500,000
    JAMES E. STOWERS, JR. $500,000
    VINOD KHOSLA $500,000
  10. CLAIRE PERRY $499,000
    F. NOEL PERRY $499,000

Top Overall Contributors Against Proposition 71 (as of 11.07.04)

  1. FIELDSTEAD & COMPANY $95,000
  2. FOCUS ON THE FAMILY $57,578
  3. DON SEBASTIANI $50,000
    UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS $50,000
  4. JAMES HOLMAN $25,000
  5. CALIFORNIA FAMILY COUNCIL $11,466
  6. CALIFORNIA PROLIFE COUNCIL INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PAC $10,842
  7. WILLIAM DOHR $10,000
    JUDY BARRETT $10,000
    PHYSICIANS FOR COMPASSIONATE CARE OF CALIFORNIA $10,000
  8. CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY INDPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE $5,000
    BILL CAMPBELL FOR SUPERVISOR $5,000
    CINDA WOODARD $5,000
    WILLIAM HAMILTON $5,000
    WILLIAM WYNNE $5,000
    R. SCOTT TURICCHI $5,000
    PHILLIP YARBROUGH $5,000
    VICTORIA EVANS $5,000
  9. LOUISE MEEHAN $2,125
  10. MELINDA WAYNE MUNOZ $1,500