Californians Against Shakedown Lawsuits, the campaign fund-raising committee formed by a tort reform group pushing the 17200 ballot initiative, has raised $254,500. The California Motor Car Dealers Association Fund to Stop Shakedown Lawsuits has raised more than $3.5 million for the17200 ballot initiative. Here are the five biggest contributors to each fund.
Californians Against Shakedown Lawsuits | ||
Blue Cross of California | Thousand Oaks | $100,000 |
Intel Corp. | Hillsboro, Ore. | $100,000 |
GlaxoSmithKline | Philadelphia | $20,000 |
California Bankers Association | San Francisco | $10,000 |
Clorox Co. | Oakland | $10,000 |
The California Motor Car Dealers Association Fund | ||
Toyota of Orange Inc. | Orange | $104,900 |
Conant Automotive | Cerritos | $100,000 |
Orange County Automobile Dealers Assoc. | Costa Mesa | $100,000 |
Longo Toyota | El Monte | $100,000 |
Silicon Valley Auto Dealers Assoc. | San Jose | $100,000 |
Source: California Secretary of State | ||
( The Recorder, 2003) |