California Independent Petroleum Association
Industry
Oil & Gas
Corporate Headquarters
Sacramento, CA
Corporate Profits, 2005-2024
N/A
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Spending Snapshot
Campaign Spending
$7.9million
Lobbying Spending
$12.5million
Total Political Spending
$20.4million
Issues
- Spent $1.1 million to oppose SB-1137 (Passed, 2021-22), which prohibited new oil and gas wells within 3,200 feet of sensitive locations like homes and schools
- Spent $173K to oppose Prop. 87 (2006), which would have imposed a tax on oil extraction to fund alternative energy research
- Lobbied against numerous bills that would have helped to address climate change and reduce harm to the environment, including: SB-1205 (Defeated, 2005-06), SB-757 (Vetoed, 2005-06), AB-32 (Passed, 2005-06), AB-1405 (Vetoed, 2009-10), SB-260 (Defeated, 2021-22), AB-1395 (Defeated, 2021-22), SB-12 (Defeated, 2023-24), SB-1497 (Defeated, 2023-24), AB-1243 (TBD, 2025-26)
- Spent $237K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $237K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against AB-2200 (Defeated, 2023-24), which would have created a single-payer healthcare system in California
- Spent $237K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against bills that protect or expand workers’ rights, including: SB-936 (Defeated, 2007-08), SB-1717 (Vetoed, 2007-08), AB-5 (Defeated, 2015-16)
- Spent $237K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against AB-71 (Defeated, 2021-22), which was directed at addressing the needs of unhoused individuals and families
- Spent $237K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $237K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $237K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $237K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against SB-468 (Vetoed, 2019-20), which sought to increase transparency around corporate tax payments
- Lobbied against bills SB-253 (Passed, 2023-24), which requires large businesses to report their annual greenhouse gas emissions
- Spent $237K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Lobbied against bills that would have raised revenue to meet critical needs across the state, including: ABX3-9 (Defeated, 2007-08), AB-2492 (Defeated, 2009-10), AB-1604 (Defeated, 2009-10), SB-1017 (Defeated, 2013-14)
- Spent $237K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
- Spent $237K on a committee advancing the overall agenda of the California Chamber of Commerce
Republicans
$250.2k
Democrats
$213.5k
Total - All Current Elected Officials
$463.7k
Along with contributing directly to political campaigns and other efforts to support particular candidates, California’s top oligarchs and their allies make significant donations to other political action committees (PACs). These PACs often then use those funds to contribute to various political campaigns.
Listed below are the major contributions ($100K+) made by California Independent Petroleum Association to PACs that have contributed to current state-level elected officials, as well as all $10K+ contributions made to current state-level elected officials. Although these contributions were not made directly by California Independent Petroleum Association to the elected official, they reflect potential indirect financial ties that can also result in political influence.
Along with contributing directly to political campaigns, California’s top oligarchs and their allies make significant donations to other political action committees (PACs) that oppose various political campaigns.
Listed below are the major contributions ($100K+) made by California Independent Petroleum Association to PACs that have opposed current state-level elected officials, as well as all $10K+ contributions made in opposition to current state-level elected officials.
Although these contributions were not made directly by California Independent Petroleum Association to oppose to the elected officials, they reflect potential indirect financial influence.
Stop the Energy Shutdown, a Coalition of Small Business Owners, Concerned Taxpayers, Local Energy Producers and the California Independent Petroleum Association
$1.1 million
California Republican Party
$642.6k
Keep CA Strong
$536.6k
Alliance of Energy, Labor and Healthcare Invested in the Middle Class
$349.5k
Californians for Jobs and a Strong Economy
$321.5k
Alliance for California's Tomorrow, a California Business Coalition
$289.1k
Spirit of Democracy California
$249.1k
JOBSPAC, a Bi-Partisan Coalition of California Employers
$237.4k
Californians Against Higher Taxes - No on 87, a Coalition of Taxpayers, Educators, Public Safety Officials, Businesses, Energy Producers: OPPOSED: PROP 87 - ALTERNATIVE ENERGY. RESEARCH, PRODUCTION, INCENTIVES. TAX ON CALIFORNIA OIL.
$173.1k
Californians for a Growing Economy and Safe Streets, a Coalition of Small Business Supporters, Home Builders, and Energy Producers in Support of Flynn for Supervisor 2020
$160.4k
