Campaigns Funded Mostly by Outside Donors, Study Says
As much as 98% of the money raised by legislative candidates in 1994 races came from outside their districts, according to a study released Wednesday by a group trying to limit those donations.
“Out-of-district, special interest money dominates California politics,” said Mary Raftery of the California Public Interest Research Group. “The Legislature is beholden to those interests.”
CalPIRG, as the organization is called, is backing a Nov. 5 ballot measure, Proposition 212, which would put a 25% limit on out-of-district contributions.
The study said nearly 80% of the $82.9 million raised by legislative candidates came from out-of-district contributors. The study looked at fund-raising during the period from July 1, 1993, to June 30, 1995 in 100 legislative races.
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