Western Growers Association
Industry
Agriculture
Corporate Headquarters
Irvine, CA
Corporate Profits, 2005-2024
N/A
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Spending Snapshot
Campaign Spending
$10.5million
Lobbying Spending
$13.5million
Total Political Spending
$24.1million
Issues
- Lobbied against numerous bills that would have helped to address climate change and reduce harm to the environment, including: SB-1205 (Defeated, 2005-06), SB-757 (Vetoed, 2005-06), AB-32 (Passed, 2005-06), AB-1405 (Vetoed, 2009-10), AB-2447 (Vetoed, 2017-18), SB-12 (Defeated, 2023-24)
- Spent $255K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied for SB-1338 (Passed, 2009-10), which expanded the mass criminalization and incarceration system
- Spent $255K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against numerous bills that would have created a single-payer healthcare system in California, including: SB-840 (Vetoed, 2007-08), SB-562 (Defeated, 2017-18), AB-2200 (Defeated, 2023-24)
- Spent $255K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $6.5 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 $268K to oppose Prop. 32 (Defeated, 2024), which would have raised the minimum wage to $18/hour
- 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), AB-5 (Defeated, 2015-16), SB-406 (Defeated, 2015-16), SB-654 (Vetoed, 2015-16), SB-63 (Passed, 2017-18), AB-2841 (Defeated, 2017-18)
- Spent $255K 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 $255K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $313K to oppose Prop. 15 (Defeated, 2020), which would have provided billions of dollars in new funding to schools
- Spent $255K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $255K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against that sought to increase transparency around political spending, including: AB-919 (Defeated, 2009-10), AB-421 (Passed, 2023-24)
- Spent $255K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against numerous bills that sought to increase transparency around corporate tax payments and pay data, including: SB-1284 (Defeated, 2017-18), SB-171 (Defeated, 2019-20), SB-468 (Vetoed, 2019-20), SB-973 (Passed, 2019-20)
- Spent $255K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against SB-653 (Defeated, 2011-12), which would have enabled localities to raise necessary revenue to meet critical community needs
- Spent $255K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against bills directed at addressing the human trafficking of immigrants, including: AB-2732 (Vetoed, 2017-18), AB-589 (Vetoed, 2019-20)
- Lobbied against a bill, AB-450 (Passed, 2017-18), that sought to prohibit warrant-less ICE raids at workplaces
- Spent $255K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
Republicans
$45.5k
Democrats
$94.3k
Total - All Current Elected Officials
$139.8k
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 Western Growers 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 Western Growers Association to the elected official, they reflect potential indirect financial ties that can also result in political influence.
Californians for Fair Pay and Employer Accountability, Sponsored by Farmers, Small Businesses, Independent Restaurants and Nonprofit Organizations
$6.5 million
Family Farmers Working for a Better California, Sponsored by Western Growers Association, Opposed to Salas for Assembly 2018 (Sponsored IE)
$1.1 million
Family Farmers Working for a Better California, Sponsored by Western Growers Association, Opposed to Salas for Assembly 2018
$387.6k
Californians for Safe Drinking Water and a Clean and Reliable Water Supply in Support of Proposition 3: SUPPORTED: PROPOSITION 003 - AUTHORIZES BONDS TO FUND PROJECTS FOR WATER SUPPLY AND QUALITY, WATERSHED, FISH, WILDLIFE, WATER CONVEYANCE, AND GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AND STORAGE.
$358.9k
Yes on Props 1 and 2, a Bipartisan Coalition of Business, Labor, Republicans, Democrats and Governor Brown: SUPPORTED: PROPOSITION 002 - STATE RESERVE POLICY. | SUPPORTED: PROPOSITION 001 - AB 1471 WATER QUALITY, SUPPLY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2014
$357.7k
Family Farmers Against Prop 15 - Stop Higher Food Taxes: OPPOSED: PROPOSITION 015 - INCREASES FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES BY CHANGING TAX ASSESSMENT OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY.
$312.8k
Alliance for Clean Water and Jobs, Sponsored by Conservation Action Fund and California Alliance for Jobs
$310.3k
Californians Against Job Losses and Higher Prices, No on Proposition 32, a Coalition of Small Businesses, Local Restaurants, and Independent Grocers: OPPOSED: PROPOSITION 032 - RAISES MINIMUM WAGE.
$267.7k
JOBSPAC, a Bi-Partisan Coalition of California Employers, Sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce
$255.4k
California Republican Party
$192.4k
