Track who is contributing to the pro and con campaigns and how much.
- Summary Analysis
- Total Contributions and Expenditures For & Against
- Top Ten Contributors For & Against
Prop. 86 supporters, which were mostly health-related organizations, received $15.5 million in contributions and spent $16.2 million. Opponents, most of which were either tobacco companies or groups sponsored by them, collected $65.6 million and spent $66.3 million.
Of the $82.1 million contributed for and against Prop. 86, the vast majority, $80.4 million, came from ten sources (see the top ten list below). Only 15 percent of that $80.4 million came from in-state sources, while the remaining 85 percent came from out-of-state. All of the top ten contributors are organizations rather than individuals.
Prop. 86 opponents got an early start on their advertising campaign, launching their first ads over two months before the November election. Opponents spent $30.3 million airing their ads 17,146 times in California’s top five media markets, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, and Fresno. Proponents launched a smaller TV advertising campaign in these markets, spending $7.3 million to air their ads 6,477 times in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Sacramento.
Note: Contributions under $100 are not required for reporting to the Secretary of State and therefore all contributions are not itemized.
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| Total Contributions (As of 12.30.2006) |
$15,500,326 | $66,583,308 |
Yes on Proposition 86 - A Coalition of Health Organizations Promoting Disease Research, Tobacco Control, Emergency Care and Children's Health Services |
$15,500,326 |
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Californians Against Unaccountable Taxes, Sponsored by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company |
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$27,167,320 |
Committee to Stop the $2 Billion Tax Hike, A Coalition of Business, Law Enforcement and Taxpayer Groups and Philip Morris USA |
- - - |
$39,292,848 |
California Association of Liberty and Choice, No on Prop. 86 (Contributors included tobacco-related companies, such as smoke shops and cigar outlets.) |
- - - |
$123,140 |
Total Expenditures |
$16,196,205 | $66,302,097 |
Yes on Proposition 86 - A Coalition of Health Organizations Promoting Disease Research, Tobacco Control, Emergency Care and Children's Health Services |
$16,196,205 |
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Californians Against Unaccountable Taxes, Sponsored by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company |
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$27,097,426 |
Committee to Stop the $2 Billion Tax Hike, A Coalition of Business, Law Enforcement and Taxpayer Groups and Philip Morris USA |
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$39,104,688 |
California Association of Liberty and Choice, No on Prop. 86 (Contributors included tobacco-related companies, such as smoke shops and cigar outlets.) |
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$99,983 |
(As of 12.30.2006)
| NAME | AMOUNT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. | $35,144,500 |
| 2. | |
R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY | $25,348,261 |
| 3. |  |
CA HOSPITALS COMMITTEE ON ISSUES, SPONSORED BY CAHHS | $10,625,758 |
| 4. | |
U.S. SMOKELESS TOBACCO CO. | $2,653,623 |
| 5. | |
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | $1,395,462 |
| 6. | |
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, CALIFORNIA DIVISION INC. | $1,375,853 |
| 7. | |
COMMONWEALTH BRANDS, INC. | $1,275,000 |
| 8. | |
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC. | $1,079,281 |
| 9. | |
CIGAR ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. | $1,000,000 |
| 10. | |
TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND | $502,131 |
| Total | $80,399,870 |
