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Ricardo Lara

Position

Insurance Commissioner

Party

DDemocrat

Years in current position

2019-Present

Spending Snapshot

Total Campaign Spending

$13.0million

Spending Directly from Top Oligarchs

$1.2million

Percent of Total: 8.9%

Spending from Oligarch-Supported Committees

$1.4million

Percent of Total: 10.8%

Spending Snapshot

Total Campaign Spending

$84.7k

Spending Directly from Top Oligarchs

$84.7k

Percent of Total: 100.0%

Spending from Oligarch-Supported PACs

$0

Percent of Total: 0.0%

Top Contributing Oligarchs and Allies

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 contributions received by Ricardo Lara from PACs that have received major contributions ($100K+) from one or more of the Top 99 oligarchs and allies, as well as which individuals and/or organizations contributed to them.

Although these contributions were not made directly by the Top 99 to Ricardo Lara, they reflect potential indirect financial ties that can also result in political influence.

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