The Current California · money in politics California · 2025–26 $3.59B tracked 500,483 contributors
California · money in politics · 2025–26

Where the money moves

Every itemized contribution in CalAccess — 2,701,099 of them, across 500,483 contributors and 6,525 recipients — resolved into one graph. Pick any entity and follow its money in either direction, down to the raw records.
$3.59B
Total tracked
2,701,099
Contributions
500,483
Contributing entities
6,525
Recipients
Where it goes
PACs & other committees$2.26B Candidate campaigns$1.34B Other recipients$463.8K
Largest donors
Tom Steyer individual $385.0M Sergey Brin individual $174.0M Building A Better California committee $117.6M Uber Technologies, Inc. organization $83.2M Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. And The Hospitals organization $47.7M
Largest recipients
Steyer For Governor 2026 $385.7M Building A Better California $346.4M Newsom Ballot Measure Committee; Safety For All $208.5M Adventist Health $88.3M Initiative Defense Political Action Committee $83.0M
Candidates · statewide
— Thomas F. Steyer294 donors $385.7M 1 donor = 100% — Steyer294 donors $385.7M 1 donor = 100% — Gavin Newsom112,742 donors $228.5M — — Mahan2,432 donors $115.8M — — Swalwell18 donors $40.6M — — Matt Mahan2,381 donors $32.0M low concentration — Becerra15,828 donors $30.4M — Governor Jb Pritzker34 donors $25.6M 1 donor = 100% — Xavier Becerra15,819 donors $20.0M low concentration — Xavier Becerra15,819 donors $20.0M low concentration Treasurer Alexander Giannoulias737 donors $18.8M — Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias737 donors $18.8M — — Katie Porter16,773 donors $18.4M low concentration — Eleni Kounalakis1,913 donors $14.9M low concentration — Steve Hilton28,594 donors $13.8M low concentration State Representative Emanuel "Chris" Welch825 donors $12.4M — — Carl De Maio14,889 donors $11.3M low concentration Committeeman Don Harmon493 donors $10.3M — — Tubbs14 donors $8.9M 1 donor = 52% — Eric M. Swalwell4,408 donors $8.1M low concentration
The Current · raw flows ↓ scope · California · 1 Jun 2014 – 30 Jul 2028 · last ingested 16 Sep 2026 source · CalAccess daily export