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Campaign Contributions and Lobbying Expenditures of Tobacco Interests in California

2017-2018 Election Cycle: January - December 2017

IntroductionThis report shows that tobacco interests continue to maintain a strong presence in the California Legislature. During the first four quarters of the 2017-2018 election cycle, tobacco interests spent over $5.4 million on campaign contributions and lobbying expenditures to influence legislative policy and elections in California.

Tobacco interests spent over $1.1 million to lobby ten bills, administrative actions, and issue areas during the first year of the 2017-2018 election cycle.

During the first four quarters of this election cycle, tobacco interests have contributed over $4.2 million in campaign contributions to members of the California Legislature, statewide elected officials, and political committees.

BackgroundThe tobacco interests profiled in this report hire lobbyists and are therefore considered lobbyist employers by the Secretary of State. They are required to submit quarterly disclosure reports that detail which legislative or administrative actions, such as bills or regulations, were lobbied during that quarter. The reports also show how much money was spent on

payments to lobbying firms and activity expenses, which is defined to include gifts, honoraria, consulting fees and salaries. Each quarter covers three months out of the calendar year (January through March, April through June, July through September, and October through December) making a total of eight quarters for the two-year election cycle. The figures on lobbying expenditures in this update come from the first four of eight quarterly disclosure reports in the 2017-2018 election cycle.

For campaign contributions, these tobacco entities, like other interest groups, are required by law to submit statements to the Secretary of State twice annually and more often in election years. Campaign contributions include all monetary and non-monetary contributions, such as donated goods or services. The contribution limit is $4,400 per campaign for legislators, $7,300 for statewide officers, and $29,200 for the Governor.

Philip Morris USA Inc. used to file its report of campaign contributions under the name Altria Group Inc.’s Affiliates, and the campaign contributions figures in this report contain all Altria Group Inc.’s Affiliates’ contributions during that time. Prior to 2007, that included contributions from Kraft Foods

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Global, Inc. which had filed its contributions under the name Altria Group Inc.’s Affiliates. However, in 2007, Kraft Foods Global, Inc. was spun off from Altria Group Inc.’s Affiliates and stopped filing its campaign contributions under the Altria Group Inc.’s Affiliates name.

The seven active tobacco interests that are included in this report are listed below. Three new groups, the California Smoke Free Organization, Californians for Tobacco Harm Reduction, and JUUL Labs, have been added to the report. Two groups, NJOY, Inc. and SFATA (Smoke Free Alternatives Trade Association), are no longer active. They will not appear in the 2017-2018 election cycle's reporting but are included in long-term analysis when applicable. Throughout the report, all of the tobacco interests are identified under the name in which they are listed on the lobbying reports and contributions statements filed with the Secretary of State:

Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates —Parent company of Philip Morris USA, John Middleton, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company and Green Smoke Inc.

California Distributors Association—Trade group that represents tobacco wholesalers and distributors.

California Smoke Free Organization—Trade group that represents electronic cigarette/vapor product manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.

Californians for Tobacco Harm Reduction—Coalition of retailers and consumers to promote vapor products as replacements for tradition cigarettes.

Cigar Association of America—Trade group that represents cigar manufacturers, importers, and distributors.

JUUL Labs—New electronic cigarette producer.

RAI Services Company and its Affiliates—Parent company of RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company, American Snuff Company LLC, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. and Vuse electronic cigarettes.

ResourcesThe Secretary of State’s website, www.cal-access.ss.ca.gov, contains a searchable database with all of the figures that are found in this report. While this report attempts to convey accurate contributions and lobbying data, it is important to note that these records are subject to amendment by donors and data is subject to change.

The American Lung Association in California Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing produces regular reports on lobbying expenditures and campaign contributions as this information is filed with the Secretary of State. For past reports, please visit the Center’s website at http://center4tobaccopolicy.org/tobacco-money-politics/#tobacco-money-report or the American Lung Association in California’s website at http://www.lung.org/.

TablesTable 1: Lobbying Expenditures, Legislation Lobbied and

Firms Employed by Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017)

Table 2: Activity Expenses and Gifts by Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017)

Table 3: Historical Lobbying Expenditures of Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2017)

Table 4: Contributions to Assembly Members from Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017)

Table 5: Contributions to State Senators from Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017)

Table 6: Contributions to Candidates for Legislative Offices from Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017)

Table 7: Contributions to Constitutional Officers from Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017)

Table 8: Contributions to Political Committees from Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017)

Table 9: Historical Contributions from Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2017)



Quarter Amount Spent Bills/Issues Lobbied Lobbying Firms (Amounts)

1st Quarter 2017 $108,322.14 None Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Gross & Leoni LLP($0)The Apex Group($15,000)Lang, Hansen, O'Malley And Miller Governmental Relations($87,499.98)

2nd Quarter 2017 $164,559.91 AB 709 (McCarty): Retailer couponing prohibition

Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Gross & Leoni LLP($0)The Apex Group($15,000)Lang, Hansen, O'Malley And Miller Governmental Relations($87,499.98)

3rd Quarter 2017 $111,411.98 AB 709 (McCarty): Retailer couponing prohibition

Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Gross & Leoni LLP($0)The Apex Group($15,000)Lang, Hansen, O'Malley And Miller Governmental Relations($87,499.98)

4th Quarter 2017 $110,128.08 None Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Gross & Leoni LLP($0)The Apex Group($15,000)Lang, Hansen, O'Malley And Miller Governmental Relations($87,499.98)

TOTAL $494,422.11

Altria Client Services LLC and its Affliates (Philip Morris USA Inc.)

Table 1: Lobbying Expenditures, Legislation Lobbied and Firms Employed by Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017) Table 1 shows the amount each tobacco interest spent on lobbying, the bills or administrative actions they lobbied and the lobbying firms they employed during the first year of the election cycle. In these four quarters, the tobacco interests spent more than $1.1 million to lobby the legislature on two tobacco-related bills. Total spent by tobacco interests may not equal the amount paid to outside lobbying firms because of other costs associated with lobbying, some of which may be found in Table 2.

Lobbying Expenditures

California Distributors Association¹


1st Quarter 2017 $15,750.00 None Capitol Strategies Group, Inc.($15,750.00)

2nd Quarter 2017 $15,750.00 AB 709 (McCarty): Retailer couponing prohibition

Capitol Strategies Group, Inc.($15,750.00)

3rd Quarter 2017 $15,750.00 None Capitol Strategies Group, Inc.($15,750.00)

4th Quarter 2017 $15,750.00 California Department of Fee and Tax: Tobacco Distributors Tax Payment

Capitol Strategies Group, Inc.($15,750.00)

TOTAL $63,000.00

1 The California Distributors Association lobbies on other issues besides tobacco issues. The table reflects total amount of money spent on lobbying but only lists the tobacco-related bills.



California Smoke Free Organization


1st Quarter 2017 $10,000.00 AB 62 (Wood): Public housing: smoke-free policy AB 725 (Levine): State beaches and parks smoking banAB 1003 (Bloom): Risk reduction: tobacco use preventionAB 1205 (Ridley-Thomas): TaxationSB 386 (Glazer): State beaches and parks: smoking banSB 631 (Nielsen): Nitrous oxide: retail salesSB 640 (Hertzberg): Taxation SB 719 (Anderson) - STAKE Act: definitions

Fernandez Government Solutions, LLC($10,000.00)

2nd Quarter 2017 $10,000.00 AB 62 (Wood): Public housing: smoke-free policy AB 709 (McCarty): Retailer couponing prohibitionAB 725 (Levine): State beaches and parks smoking banAB 1205 (Ridley-Thomas): TaxationSB 386 (Glazer): State beaches and parks: smoking banSB 719 (Anderson) - STAKE Act: definitions


3rd Quarter 2017 $10,000.00 AB 62 (Wood): Public housing: smoke-free policy AB 709 (McCarty): Retailer couponing prohibitionAB 725 (Levine): State beaches and parks smoking banAB 1205 (Ridley-Thomas): TaxationSB 386 (Glazer): State beaches and parks: smoking banSB 719 (Anderson) - STAKE Act: definitions


4th Quarter 2017 $0 AB 62 (Wood): Public housing: smoke-free policyAB 725 (Levine): State beaches and parks smoking banSB 386 (Glazer): State beaches and parks: smoking banSB 719 (Anderson) - STAKE Act: definitions

Fernandez Government Solutions, LLC($0)

TOTAL $30,000.00

Californians for Tobacco Harm Reduction


1st Quarter 2017 $0 Board of Equilization Regulations Gonzalez Quintana Hunter & Cruz, LLC ($0)

2nd Quarter 2017 $6,578.38 AB 62 (Wood): Public housing: smoke-free policy AB 709 (McCarty): Retailer couponing prohibition

Gonzalez Quintana Hunter & Cruz, LLC(6,000.00)

3rd Quarter 2017 $3,000.00 AB 62 (Wood): Public housing: smoke-free policy AB 709 (McCarty): Retailer couponing prohibition

Gonzalez Quintana Hunter & Cruz, LLC (3,000.00)

4th Quarter 2017 $6,348.58 None Gonzalez Quintana Hunter & Cruz, LLC (6,000.00)

TOTAL $15,926.96

Cigar Association of America


1st Quarter 2017 $23,750.00 AB 725 (Levine): State beaches and parks smoking ban Capitol Strategic Advisors, LLC($23,750.00)

2nd Quarter 2017 $23,750.00 AB 709 (McCarty): Retailer couponing prohibition AB 725 (Levine): State beaches and parks smoking ban

Capitol Strategic Advisors, LLC($23,750.00)

3rd Quarter 2017 $23,831.09 AB 709 (McCarty): Retailer couponing prohibition AB 725 (Levine): State beaches and parks smoking banSB 386 (Glazer) - State beaches and parks: smoking ban

Capitol Strategic Advisors, LLC($23,750.00)

4th Quarter 2017 $24,861.60 None Capitol Strategic Advisors, LLC($23,750.00)

TOTAL $96,192.69



JUUL Labs¹


1st Quarter 2017 - - -

2nd Quarter 2017 - - -

3rd Quarter 2017 $0 None Capitol Strategic Advisors, LLC($0)

4th Quarter 2017 $22,000.00 General Legislature: Harm Reduction Capitol Strategic Advisors, LLC($22,000.00)

TOTAL $22,000.00

1 JUUL Labs filed their Lobbying Firm Activity Authorization form during the third quarter of 2017.

RAI Services Company and its Affiliates (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company)/


1st Quarter 2017 $121,824.23 None The Flanigan Firm($68,124.99)Sloat Higgins Jensen and Associates, LLC($37,500.00)

2nd Quarter 2017 $105,624.99 AB 709 (McCarty): Retailer couponing prohibition The Flanigan Firm($68,124.99)Sloat Higgins Jensen and Associates, LLC($37,500.00)

3rd Quarter 2017 $105,624.99 None The Flanigan Firm($68,124.99)Sloat Higgins Jensen and Associates, LLC($37,500.00)

4th Quarter 2017 $108,969.46 None The Flanigan Firm($71,469.46)Sloat Higgins Jensen and Associates, LLC($37,500.00)

TOTAL $442,043.67



Table 2: Activity Expenses and Gifts by Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017)


Date Individual/Interest Group Description Amount

07/15/2017 Senator Anthony Cannella Refreshments at The Inn at Spanish Bay (Pebble Beach, CA)

$229.95

Q3 Rick Van Nieuwburg Other $5,446.10

Q3 Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP Contracts with non-lobbying groups

$3,235.95

11/08/2017 Assembly Member Vince Fong Meal at Capitol Garage (Sacramento, CA)

$40.72

Q4 Rick Van Nieuwburg Other $2,755.15

Q4 Fairmont Kea Lani (Wailea, HI) - Made through intermediary Rick Van Nieuwburg

Other $3,993.01

TOTAL $15,700.88

Table 2 details both the activity expenses and campaign contributions that are listed on the lobbying reports of tobacco interests. Lobbying reports include details about activity expenses, such as providing meals or drinks to a legislator. These activity expenses are included in the monetary totals found in Table 1, but the details are listed below in Table 2. The reports also include campaign contributions or gifts that are not reported elsewhere (for example if the total amount of contributions did not meet the minimum monetary threshold for filing a campaign contributions report for that time period). These are not included in the monetary totals found in Table 1. Finally, lobbyist employers must also disclose the amount paid in overhead and services that the employer would not have incurred if there were no lobbyist. These payments may fall into categories such as salary and/or compensation, goods and services, research and strategy, contracts with non-lobbying groups or individuals, advertising, events, or "other" expenses not covered by the preceding categories. During the first four quarters of this two-year election cycle, three of the tobacco interests made additional expenses and gave gifts.


1/13/2017 Assembly Members: Dante Acosta, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Joaquin Arambula, Marc Berman, Rob Bonta, William Brough, Autumne Burke, Ed Cau, Rocky Chávez, Phillip Chen, David Chiu, Steven Choi, Jim Cooper, Matthew Dababneh, Brian Dahle, Heath Flora, Vince Fong, Jim Frazier, Laura Friedman, Cristina Garcia, Mike Gipson, Todd Gloria, Jimmy Gomez, Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, Tim Grayson, Matthew Harper, Jacqui Irwin, Reginald Jones-Sawyer, Ash Kalra, Kevin Kiley, Tom Lackey, Monique Limón, Brian Maienschein, Devon Mathis, Chad Mayes, Kevin McCarty, Jose Medina, Melissa Melendez, Arin Nazarian, Patrick O'Donnell, Jim Patterson, Bill Quirk, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Eloise Gómez Reyes, Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, Freddie Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Marc Steinorth, Mark Stone, Tony Thurmond, Randy Voepel, Marie Waldron, and James Wood

Senators: Joel Anderson, Toni Atkins, Anthony Cannella, Bill Dodd, Jean Fuller, Ted Gaines, Ed Hernandez, Ben Hueso, Ricardo Lara, Jim Nielsen, Henry Stern, Andy Vidak, Bob Wieckowski, Scott Wiener

395 Legislative, Executive, and State Employees

2017 CA Tribal Business Alliance Back-to-Session Bash

$10,000.00

($7.67 each)

Q1 FSB Core Strategies $5,058.29

TOTAL $15,058.29

Cigar Association of America


7/23/2017 Capitol Strategic Advisors $81.09

11/22/2017 Capitol Strategic Advisors $1,111.60

TOTAL $1,192.69

RAI Services Company and its Affiliates (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company)/



Table 3: Historical Lobbying Expenditures of Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2017) Table 3 shows the historical spending of tobacco interests on lobbying expenditures from 2009 through December 31, 2017. During this time period, tobacco interests have spent more than $11 million on lobbying expenditures.

Company 2009-2010 2011-2012 2013-2014 2015-2016 2017-2018 (1/1/17-12/31/17)

Totals

Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates (Phillip Morris USA Inc.)

$1,911,569 $1,330,490 $1,511,534 $1,011,473 $494,422 $6,259,487

California Distributors Association $105,222 $98,762 $130,750 $173,250 $63,000 $570,987

California Smoke Free Organization - - - - $30,000 $30,000

Californians for Tobacco Harm Reduction - - - - $15,927 $15,927

Cigar Association of America1 - $186,315 $160,920 $190,084 $96,193 $633,512

JUUL Labs - - - - $22,000 $22,000

NJOY - - - $52,500 - $52,500

RAI Serivces Company and its Affiliates (RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company)

$546,434 $496,071 $1,014,831 $844,004 $442,044 $3,343,384

SFATA2 - - - $163,144 - $163,144

UST Public Affairs, Inc. (US Smokeless Tobacco Company)3

$192,000 - - - - $192,000

TOTALS $2,755,224 $2,111,638 $2,818,035 $2,434,454 $1,163,585 $11,282,937

1 Lobbying expenditures of the Cigar Association of America started being tracked in 2011 | 2 Lobbying expenditures of SFATA started being tracked in 2015 | 3 UST Public Affairs, Inc. terminated lobbying in December 2009



Campaign ContributionsTable 4: Contributions to Assembly Members from Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2017)Table 4 shows the contributions from tobacco interests to California Assembly Members during the four quarters of the 2017-2018 election cycle. During this first year, 35 Assembly Members accepted contributions from tobacco interests.

Party/District Assembly Member


RAI Services Company and its Affiliates (R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company)

California Distributors Association PAC Totals

R-38 Acosta, Dante $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

D-04 Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia - - - -

R-72 Allen, Travis $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

D-31 Arambula, Joaquin - - - -

R-16 Baker, Catharine - - - -

D-24 Berman, Marc - - - -

R-05 Bigelow, Frank $4,400 $4,000 $1,500 $9,900

D-50 Bloom, Richard - - - -

D-39 Bocanegra, Raul1 $4,400 - - $4,400

D-18 Bonta, Rob - - - -

R-73 Brough, William $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

D-62 Burke, Autumn - - - -

D-30 Caballero, Anna - - - -

D-57 Calderon, Ian $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

D-51 Carillo, Wendy - - - -

D-60 Cervantes, Sabrina - - - -

D-49 Chau, Ed - - - -

R-76 Chavez, Rocky $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

R-55 Chen, Phillip $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

D-17 Chiu, David - - - -

R-68 Choi, Steven $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

D-25 Chu, Kansen - - - -

D-08 Cooley, Ken - - - -

D-09 Cooper, Jim - - - -

R-35 Cunningham, Jordan $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

D-45 Dababneh, Matthew - - - -

R-01 Dahle, Brian $4,400 $2,500 - $6,900

D-69 Daly, Tom $4,400 $2,500 - $6,900

D-13 Eggman, Susan Talamantes - - - -

R-12 Flora, Heath $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

R-34 Fong, Vince $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

D-11 Frazier, Jim - - - -

D-43 Friedman, Laura - - - -

R-03 Gallagher, James $4,400 $3,000 - $7,400

D-58 Garcia, Cristina - - - -

D-56 Garcia, Eduardo - - - -

D-64 Gipson, Mike $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

D-78 Gloria, Todd - - - -



D-80 Gonzalez Fletcher, Lorena - - - -

D-21 Gray, Adam $,400 $4,000 $1,500 $9,900

D-14 Grayson, Tim - - - -

R-74 Harper, Matthew $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

D-41 Holden, Chris - - - -

D-44 Irwin, Jacqui - - - -

D-59 Jones-Sawyer, Reginald $4,400 $2,500 - $6,900

D-27 Kalra, Ash - - - -

R-06 Kiley, Kevin $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

R-36 Lackey, Tom $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

D-10 Levine, Marc - - - -

D-37 Limon, Monique - - - -

D-28 Low, Evan - - - -

R-77 Maienschein, Brian $4,400 $3,000 - $7,400

R-26 Mathis, Devon $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

R-42 Mayes, Chad $4,400 $4,000 $1,500 $9,900

D-07 McCarty, Kevin - - - -

D-61 Medina, Jose $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

R-67 Melendez, Melissa $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

D-22 Mullin, Kevin - - - -

D-66 Muratsuchi, Al - - - -

D-46 Nazarian, Adrin - - - -

R-33 Obernolte, Jay $4,400 $1,500 $2,500 $8,400

D-70 O'Donnell, Patrick - - - -

R-23 Patterson, Jim $4,400 $3,000 - $7,400

D-20 Quirk, Bill - $1,500 - $1,500

D-65 Quirk-Silva, Sharon - - - -

D-63 Rendon, Anthony - - - -

D-47 Reyes, Eloise Gomez - - - -

D-54 Ridley-Thomas, Sebastian3 $4,400 $3,000 $1,500 $8,900

D-52 Rodriguez, Freddie - $3,000 - $3,000

D-48 Rubio, Blanca - - - -

D-32 Salas, Rudy $4,400 $3,000 $1,300 $8,700

D-53 Santiago, Miguel - - - -

R-40 Steinorth, Marc $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

D-29 Stone, Mark - - - -

D-15 Thurmond, Tony - - - -

D-19 Ting, Philip - - - -

R-71 Voepel, Randy $4,400 $1,500 - $5,900

R-75 Waldron, Marie $4,400 $3,000 - $7,400

D-79 Weber, Shirley - - - -

D-02 Wood, Jim - - - -

TOTALS $145,200 $72,000 $9,800 $227,000

1 Assembly Member Bocanegra left office during the 4th quarter of 2017 | 2 Assembly Member Gomez left office during the 3rd quarter of 2017 | 3 Assembly Member Ridley-Thomas left office during the 4th quarter of 2017

Table 4 continued

Party/District Assembly Member






Table 5: Contributions to State Senators from Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017)Table 5 shows the contributions from tobacco interests to California State Senators during the first four quarters of the 2017-2018 election cycle. During these four quarters, 13 Senators accepted contributions from tobacco interests.

Party/District Senator




D-26 Allen, Ben - - - -

R-38 Anderson, Joel - - - -

D-39 Atkins, Toni - - - -

R-36 Bates, Patricia - $3,000 - $3,000

D-15 Beall, Jim - - - -

R-08 Berryhill, Tom - $2,500 - $2,500

D-35 Bradford, Steven $4,400 $3,000 - $7,400

R-12 Canella, Anthony $3,100 $2,500 - $5,600

D-24 De Leon, Kevin - - - -

D-03 Dodd, Bill - - - -

R-16 Fuller, Jean - - - -

R-01 Gaines, Ted $7,300 $2,500 - $9,800

D-05 Galgiani, Cathleen $7,300 $2,500 $2,000 $11,800

D-07 Glazer, Steven - - - -

D-22 Hernandez, Ed - - - -

D-18 Hertzberg, Robert - - - -

D-13 Hill, Jerry - - - -

D-40 Hueso, Ben - $1,700 - $1,700

D-19 Jackson, Hannah-Beth - - - -

D-33 Lara, Ricardo - - - -

D-20 Leyva, Connie - - - -

D-02 McGuire, Mike - - - -

D-32 Mendoza, Tony - - - -

D-30 Mitchell, Holly - - - -

D-17 Monning, William - - - -

R-37 Moorlach, John $4,400 $3,000 - $7,400

R-23 Morrell, Mike $4,400 - $1,000 $5,400

D-29 Newman, Josh - - - -

R-34 Nguyen, Janet - $3,000 - $3,000

R-04 Nielsen, Jim - $4,000 - $4,000

D-06 Pan, Richard - - - -

D-25 Portantino, Anthony - - - -

D-31 Roth, Richard - - - -

D-09 Skinner, Nancy - - - -

D-27 Stern, Henry - - - -

R-28 Stone, Jeff E. - - - -

R-14 Vidak, Andy - $3,000 - $3,000

D-10 Wieckowski, Bob - - - -

D-11 Wiener, Scott - - - -

R-21 Wilk, Scott $4,400 $3,000 - $7,400

TOTALS $35,300 $33,700 $3,000 $72,000



Table 6: Contributions to Candidates for Legislative Offices from Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017)Table 6 indicates that, during the first four quarters of the 2017-2018 election cycle, tobacco interests made no contributions to candidates running for a state legislative office who are not currently in an elected office.

Name of Candidate Elected Office




- - - - - -

TOTALS - - - -

Table 7: Contributions to Constitutional Officers from Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017)Table 7 shows contributions to constitutional officers, which includes statewide offices and the four Board of Equalization districts. While not able to vote on tobacco-related legislation as state legislators can, these elected officials influence laws and government actions related to the tobacco industry. For example, the Governor has the opportunity to sign or veto all bills passed by the legislature, the State Board of Equalization oversees the administration of cigarette and tobacco products taxes and tobacco licensing statutes and the Controller and Treasurer are members of the Public Employee Retirement System Board. Three constitutional officers accepted contributions from tobacco interests during the first year of the election cycle.

Official Elected Office




Brown, Jerry Governor - - - -

Newsom, Gavin Lieutenant Governor - - - -

Padilla, Alex Secretary of State - - - -

Yee, Betty Controller - - - -

Chiang, John Treasurer - - - -

Becerra, Xavier Attorney General $7,300 $5,000 - $5,000

Jones, DaveInsurance Commissioner - - - -

Torlakson, TomSuperintendent of Public Instruction - - - -

Runner, George

Board of Equalization District 1 - - - -

Ma, Fiona

Board of Equalization District 2 - - $1,000 $1,000

Horton, Jerome

Board of Equalization District 3 - - - -

Harkey, Diane

Board of Equalization District 4 - $2,500 - $2,500

TOTALS $7,300 $7,500 $1,000 $15,800



Committee Name




African American Voter Registration Education and Participation Project $25,000 - - $25,000

California Independent Leadership Alliance $25,000 - - $25,000

California Latino Caucus Leadership PAC - $15,000 - $15,000

California Republican Party $204,080 $50,000 - $254,080

California Retailers Association Good Government Council $7,300 - - $7,300

California Trailblazers $25,000 - - $25,000

Golden State Voter Participation Project $25,000 - - $25,000

JOBSPAC, A Bi-Partisan Coalition of California Employers $25,000 - - $25,000

Let's Be Real San Francisco - $3,536,628 - $3,536,628

Republican Party of San Diego County - $5,000 - $5,000

TOTALS $336,380 $3,606,628 $0 $3,943,008

Table 8: Contributions to Political Committees from Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017)

African America Voter Registration Education and Participation Project - Uses funds to increase African American and urban voter registration, education, and outreach

California Independent Leadership Alliance - Uses funds to support or oppose state and local candidates on ballot measures

California Latino Caucus Leadership PAC - Uses funds to support Latino state legislators and issues surrounding the Latino Community

California Republican Party - Uses funds to support Republican candidates

California Retailers Association Good Government Council - Uses funds to support retail industry-friendly candidates

California Trailblazers - Uses funds to support Republican candidates

Golden State Voter Participation Project - Uses funds for voter registration

JOBSPAC, a Bi-Partisan Coalition of California Employers - Uses funds to support pro-business candidates

Let's Be Real San Francisco - Opposition to San Francisco's referendum banning flavored tobacco products

Republican Party of San Diego County - Uses funds to support Republican candidates within San Diego County

Table 8 shows the contributions from tobacco interests to different political committees. Tobacco interests contributed to ten political committees during the first four quarters of this election cycle. The names of political committees do not always make it clear what types of candidates and issues they support or oppose. Some background information about what each committee primarily spends its funds on is provided below.



Table 9: Historical Contributions from Tobacco Interests (January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2017)Since 2009, tobacco interests have contributed over $134 million to candidates and members of the legislature, constitutional officers, political committees and ballot initiative campaigns. For the 2017-2018 election cycle, they spent over $4 million. Table 9 shows this historical spending.

Company 2009-2010 2011-2012 2013-2014 2015-20162017-2018 (1/1/17-12/31/17) Totals

Altria Client Services Inc. and its Affiliates (Phillip Morris USA Inc.)1 $6,119,012 $34,537,082 $2,740,539 $46,267,985 $524,180 $90,188,799

California Distributors Association $40,681 $38,100 $37,400 $26,500 $13,800 $156,481

RAI Services Company and its Affiliates (RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company) $395,400 $14,483,420 $297,600 $25,090,330 $3,719,828 $43,986,579

TOTALS $6,555,093 $49,058,602 $3,075,539 $71,384,816 $4,257,808 $134,331,859

1 Kraft and Philip Morris filed a joint report under the name Altria Group, Inc.’s Affiliates (Philip Morris USA Inc. and Kraft Foods Global, Inc.) until 2007. The campaign finance figures in this report contain all Altria Group contributions during that time. | 2 US Smokeless Tobacco Company was acquired by Altria in January 2009.

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