2022 California proposition 31: Track the fundraising - Los Angeles Times
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Proposition 31 would ban the sale of certain flavored tobacco products in stores and vending machines. The ban was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020 and placed on hold after a referendum by the tobacco industry. It is being supported by Michael Bloomberg, teachers and health associations. Committees in the race have raised more than $71.4 million and largely spent it on petitions and campaign consultants.

Who has raised the most?

$48.2 million
contributed to committees that support Proposition 31
$23.2 million
contributed to committees that oppose Proposition 31

Who is supporting each side?

Proposition 31 is backed by billionaire former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg with $33.2 million, $1.1 million from Kaiser Foundation and $250,000 from the California Teachers Assn. Major tobacco companies have poured in millions to oppose the proposition, including the North Carolina-based R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. which gave more than $8.1 million and Philip Morris, which gave $8 million.

How is the money being spent?

$46.6 million
spent by committees that
support Proposition 31
$20.7 million
spent by committees that
oppose Proposition 31
Support Proposition 31
$46.6 million spent of $46.6 million candidate committee funds
Committee funds do not include nonmonetary contributions.

The campaign supporting the proposition has spent $2.4 million on campaign consultants, with the remaining money mostly being used for digital promotions and polling.

Oppose Proposition 31
$20.7 million spent of $20.7 million candidate committee funds
Committee funds do not include nonmonetary contributions.

The largest category of spending for the committee to oppose Proposition 31 was $13.7 million on petition circulating.

Funds raised for other ballot propositions
Proposition 1: Abortion protection
$16.2 million supporting
$340,000 opposing
Proposition 28: Increased arts funding for schools
$10.6 million supporting
$0 opposing
Proposition 30: Wealth tax for zero emission vehicles
$50.9 million supporting
$30.3 million opposing