Sunday, June 20, 2004

The Way to Clean up Cah-lee-for-nee-a
According to Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Right's ArnoldWatch and everyone else, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is raking in campaign contributions at a record rate, faster than Gray Davis even. Here are his top 25 contributors, as reported by ArnoldWatch:
1 A. G. SPANOS COMPANIES $614,700
2 EMULEX/ CEO PAUL FOLINO $488,764
3 THE NEW MAJORITY COMMITTEE/ The New Majority PAC $473,500
4 WILLIAM LYONS HOMES, INC. $466,200
5 WILLIAM A. ROBINSON $450,000
6 AMERICAN STERLING CORPORATION $436,200
7 AMERIQUEST CAPITAL CORPORATION $407,400
8 CASTLE & COOKE, INC./ DOLE FOOD CO. $352,000
9 JERRY PERENCHIO/ CHARTWELL PARTNERS $322,500
10 KLEINER, PERKINS, CAUFIELD & BYERS $277,836
11 HEWLETT PACKARD $271,200
12 TOYOTA USA/ TOYOTA DEALERS $258,133
13 ANHEUSER BUSCH COMPANIES $250,000
14 DRAPER, FISHER, JURVETSON/ TIMOTHY DRAPER $232,400
15 TARGET CORPORATION $220,000
16 P G & E CORPORATION - PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC $200,000
17 THE IRVINE COMPANY $188,200
18 MERCURY GENERAL CORP. $160,000
19 TRUST COMPANY OF THE WEST/ CHAIRMAN ROBERT A. DAY $151,200
20 KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC. $150,000
21 CLEAR CHANNEL $145,000
22 CAPITAL PACIFIC HOLDINGS, INC./ CEO HADI MAKARECHIAN $145,000
23 H & S VENTURES, LLC $142,400
24 CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION $125,000
25 CHEVRONTEXACO CORPORATION $122,200

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