{"id":16518,"date":"2025-10-11T14:50:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T14:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=16518"},"modified":"2025-10-11T14:50:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T14:50:43","slug":"newsoms-prop-50-redistricting-effort-most-expensive-in-states-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=16518","title":{"rendered":"Newsom\u2019s Prop 50 Redistricting Effort Most Expensive In State\u2019s History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With less than five weeks remaining until Election Day, the battle over a California ballot measure that would reshape congressional districts to benefit Democrats has become one of the most expensive initiative campaigns in the state\u2019s recent history.<\/p>\n

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The campaigns for and against Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s Proposition 50 have raised more than $215 million as of October 2, including over $100 million in September alone \u2014 making it the third most expensive ballot measure in California over the past decade.<\/p>\n

Only Proposition 22 in 2020, which sought to redefine the employment status of rideshare drivers, and Proposition 27 in 2022, which aimed to legalize online gambling, have drawn higher campaign spending, CalMatters\u00a0reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The campaign in support of Proposition 50, led by Governor Gavin Newsom, has raised more than $138 million, according to state filings. Roughly $49 million, or about 40% of that total, came from small donors contributing less than $100 each, with most of those contributions reported by the House Majority PAC.<\/p>\n

Five major donors collectively contributed just over $25 million to the effort, CalMatters noted. Per the outlet, they are:<\/p>\n

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