California Restaurant Association
Industry
Restaurants
Corporate Headquarters
Sacramento, CA
Corporate Profits, 2005-2024
N/A
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Spending Snapshot
Campaign Spending
$12.3million
Lobbying Spending
$17.9million
Total Political Spending
$30.2million
Issues
- Lobbied against bills that would have helped to address climate change and reduce harm to the environment, including: SB-1205 (Defeated, 2005-06), AB-32 (Passed, 2005-06), SB-260 (Defeated, 2021-22), SB-12 (Defeated, 2023-24)
- Spent $324K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied for bills seeking to expand the mass criminalization and incarceration system, including: AB-2943 (Passed, 2023-24), AB-1779 (Passed, 2023-24)
- Spent $324K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against SB-1414 (Vetoed, 2005-06), which would have established a minimum spending requirement on employees’ healthcare costs for large employers
- Spent $324K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $5.9 million on “Californians for Fair Pay and Employer Accountability,” a 2024 effort to repeal the Private Attorneys General Act, which allows workers to collect civil penalties against employers who commit labor violations
- Spent $334K on a committee supporting the anti-union Prop. 75 (Defeated, 2005)
- Lobbied against numerous bills that would have raised minimum wages, including: AB-48 (Vetoed, 2005-06), AB-1844 (Defeated, 2005-06), AB-1835 (Passed, 2005-06), AB-10 (Defeated, 2011-12), AB-196 (Defeated, 2011-12), SB-935 (Defeated, 2013-14), AB-10 (Passed, 2013-14), SB-3 (Passed, 2015-16)
- Lobbied against numerous bills that protect or expand workers’ rights, including: SB-936 (Defeated, 2007-08), SB-1717 (Vetoed, 2007-08), AB-2716 (Defeated, 2007-08), AB-1000 (Defeated, 2009-10), AB-1522 (Passed, 2013-14), SB-406 (Defeated, 2015-16), AB-5 (Defeated, 2015-16), SB-654 (Vetoed, 2015-16), SB-616 (Passed, 2023-24)
- Spent $324K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against AB-71 (Defeated, 2021-22), which was directed at addressing the needs of unhoused individuals and families
- Spent $324K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $383K to oppose Prop. 15 (Defeated, 2020), which would have provided billions of dollars in new funding to schools
- Spent $334K on a committee supporting Prop. 74 (Defeated, 2005) and Prop. 76 (Defeated, 2005), which would have cut school funding and undermined public school teachers
- Spent $324K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against bills that would put warning labels or impose taxes on sugary drinks, including: SB-1000 (Defeated, 2013-14), AB-138 (Defeated, 2019-20), AB-764 (Defeated, 2019-20), SB-347 (Defeated, 2019-20)
- Spent $324K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against bills that sought to increase transparency around political spending, including: AB-1648 (Defeated, 2011-12), AB-421 (Passed, 2023-24)
- Spent $324K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against bills that sought to increase transparency around corporate tax payments and pay data, including: SB-1284 (Defeated, 2017-18), SB-973 (Passed, 2019-20)
- Lobbied against a bill, SB-253 (Passed, 2023-24), that requires large businesses to report their annual greenhouse gas emissions
- Lobbied against bills that were directed at ensuring that corporations could be held responsible for harm they cause, including: SB-1489 (Vetoed, 2005-06), SB-1113 (Vetoed, 2007-08)
- Spent $324K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against bills that would have raised revenue to meet critical needs across the state, including: AB-2492 (Defeated, 2009-10), SB-653 (Defeated, 2011-12)
- Spent $324K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against a bill, AB-589 (Vetoed, 2019-20) directed at addressing the human trafficking of immigrants
- Lobbied against a bill, AB-450 (Passed, 2017-18), that sought to prohibit warrant-less ICE raids at workplaces
- Spent $324K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
Republicans
$246.4k
Democrats
$370.9k
Total - All Current Elected Officials
$619.4k
Along with contributing directly to political campaigns and other efforts to support particular candidates, California’s top oligarchs and their allies make significant donations to other political action committees (PACs). These PACs often then use those funds to contribute to various political campaigns.
Listed below are the major contributions ($100K+) made by California Restaurant Association to PACs that have contributed to current state-level elected officials, as well as all $10K+ contributions made to current state-level elected officials. Although these contributions were not made directly by California Restaurant Association to the elected official, they reflect potential indirect financial ties that can also result in political influence.
Along with contributing directly to political campaigns, California’s top oligarchs and their allies make significant donations to other political action committees (PACs) that oppose various political campaigns.
Listed below are the major contributions ($100K+) made by California Restaurant Association to PACs that have opposed current state-level elected officials, as well as all $10K+ contributions made in opposition to current state-level elected officials.
Although these contributions were not made directly by California Restaurant Association to oppose to the elected officials, they reflect potential indirect financial influence.
Californians for Fair Pay and Employer Accountability, Sponsored by Farmers, Small Businesses, Independent Restaurants and Nonprofit Organizations
$5.9 million
California Republican Party
$1.1 million
No on Prop 15 - Stop Higher Property Taxes and Save Prop 13 - A Coalition of California Homeowners, Taxpayers, and Businesses: OPPOSED: PROPOSITION 015 - INCREASES FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES BY CHANGING T
$382.5k
Governor Schwarzenegger's California Dream Team: SUPPORTED: PROP 74 - PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. WAITING PERIOD FOR PERMANENT STATUS. DISMISSAL. | SUPPORTED: PROP 75 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNION DUES. REQUIRED EMPLOYEE CONSENT FOR POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS. | SUPPORTED: PROP 77 - REAPPORTIONMENT.| SUPPORTED: PROP 76 - SCHOOL FUNDING. STATE SPENDING.
$333.6k
JOBSPAC, a Bi-Partisan Coalition of California Employers
$324.0k
Democratic State Central Committee of CA
$283.6k
Californians for Jobs and a Strong Economy
$116.1k
