There has been a lot of debate about the cash being spent on California’s gubernatorial race, but who is actually taking out their checkbooks [CaliforniaWatch]
So far Republican candidate Meg Whitman has spent $140 million, more than any other U.S. public office candidate. Democrat nominee Jerry Brown is standing on the shoulders of his union supporters and has $22 million so far on his campaign.
The top companies contributing to Whitman’s campaign are:
1.   Food 4 Less – $181,000
2.   Panda Restaurant Group Inc. – $178,600
3.   Goldman Sachs – $155,800
4.   Benchmark Capital – $139,500
5.   Applied Computer Solutions – $117,100
6.   Entrepreneurial Corporate Group – $105,100
7.   Capital Group – $103,800
8.   Hanna Capital Management $103,600
9.   Draper Fisher Jurvetson $96,800
10.   Ebay Inc. – $90,300
The top companies contributing to Brown’s campaign are:
1.   Reyes Holdings LLC – $155,400
2.   The Crane Group – $103,600
3.   Volunteer – $89,840
4.   Pisces Inc. – $85,800
5.   Girardi & Keese – $78,500
6.   State of California – $73,271
7.   Girardi &Keese – $63,800
8.   Dreamworks – $61,800
9.   Trust Company of the West – $57,800
10.   Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson Inc. – $54,486
