Peace Officers Research Association of California
Industry
Criminal Legal System
Corporate Headquarters
Sacramento, CA
Corporate Profits, 2005-2024
N/A
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Spending Snapshot
Campaign Spending
$32.2million
Lobbying Spending
$16.3million
Total Political Spending
$48.5million
Issues
- Spent $1.3 million on committees opposing Prop. 34 (Defeated, 2012) and Prop. 62 (Defeated, 2016), which would have abolished the death penalty
- Spent $623K on committees supporting Prop. 20 (Defeated, 2020), which would have restricted parole for non-violent offenders and increased criminal penalties for certain offenses
- Spent $409K to oppose Prop. 47 (Passed, 2014), which reduced criminal penalties for some offenses and allocated the savings to education, crime victims, and other community safety initiatives
- Spent $294K in support of Prop. 6 (Defeated, 2008), which sought to increase funding for law enforcement and increase certain criminal penalties
- Spent $225K to oppose Prop. 5 (Defeated, 2008), which sought to expand drug treatment programs for criminal offenders, increase prison and parole rehabilitation programs, and reduce penalties for certain marijuana possession crimes
- Spent $148K to oppose Prop. 36 (Passed, 2012), which softened California’s infamous “3 Strikes” law
- Lobbied for bills seeking to expand the mass criminalization and incarceration system, including: SB-1299 (Passed, 2005-06), AB-2886 (Passed, 2005-06), AB-2369 (Defeated, 2015-16), AB-2718 (Defeated, 2021-22), AB-1599 (Defeated, 2021-22), AB-1802 (Passed, 2023-24), AB-1779 (Passed, 2023-24), AB-1708 (Defeated, 2023-24), AB-2943 (Passed, 2023-24), AB-2782 (Defeated, 2023-24), AB-3171 (Defeated, 2023-24), AB-433 (TBD, 2025-26), AB-468 (Passed, 2025-26)
- Lobbied for SB-313 (Passed, 2013-14)—which sought to prevent law enforcement officers from being held accountable for misconduct—and lobbied against SB-1421 (Passed, 2017-18), SB-2 (Defeated, 2021-22), and AB-26 (Passed, 2021-22), which sought to improve the police accountability system
- Lobbied against bills that sought to reduce the prison population, including: AB-2882 (Defeated, 2023-24), AB-1231 (TBD, 2025-26)
- Lobbied against numerous bills which sought to create a more humane, equitable, and transparent approach to public safety, including: AB-953 (Passed, 2015-16), AB-2010 (Defeated, 2017-18), AB-748 (Passed, 2017-18), AB-3131 (Vetoed, 2017-18), AB-931 (Defeated, 2017-18), AB-66 (Defeated, 2019-20), SB-1389 (Defeated, 2021-22), SB-627 (Passed, 2025-26)
- Lobbied against bills that sought to reduce the criminalization of youth, including: AB-1655 (Defeated, 2008), SB-9 (Passed, 2011-12), SB-1273 (Defeated, 2021-22), AB-2441(Defeated, 2023-24), AB-1376 (Passed, 2025-26)
- Lobbied against AB-2200 (Defeated, 2023-24), which would have created a single-payer healthcare system in California
- Lobbied against SB-876 (Defeated, 2015-16), which was directed at addressing the needs of unhoused individuals and families
Republicans
$703.3k
Democrats
$2.6million
Total - All Current Elected Officials
$3.4million
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 Peace Officers Research Association of California 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 Peace Officers Research Association of California 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 Peace Officers Research Association of California 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 Peace Officers Research Association of California to oppose to the elected officials, they reflect potential indirect financial influence.
No on 32, Stop Corporate Special Exemptions from Campaign Finance Rules, Sponsored by Working Families, John A. Perez and Labor Organizations: OPPOSED: PROPOSITION 032 - PROHIBITS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. PROHIBITIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES.
$2.3 million
Democratic State Central Committee of CA
$1.6 million
Californians to Mend, Not End, the Death Penalty. No on Prop 62, Yes on Prop 66. Supported by Prosecutors, Law Enforcement, and Families of Victims.: SUPPORTED: PROPOSITION 066- DEATH PENALTY. PROCEDURES. | OPPOSED: PROPOSITION 062- DEATH PENALTY.
$1.0 million
California Democratic Party
$960.3k
California Republican Party
$880.8k
Supporting Jerry Brown for Governor (IE)
$766.3k
Coalition for Safe Communities Committee, Supporting Martinez for Assembly 2020, Committee Major Funding from Peace Officers Research Association of California (Sponsored IE)
$602.4k
Supporting Anne Marie Schubert for Attorney General (IE)
$572.2k
Yes on 20 - Keep California Safe, a Project of the California Public Safety Partnership Issues Committee: SUPPORTED: PROPOSITION 020 - RESTRICTS PAROLE FOR NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS. AUTHORIZES FELONY SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES CURRENTLY TREATED ONLY AS MISDEMEANORS.
$493.6k
Supporting Michael Allen for State Assembly (IE)
$431.1k
