Walton Family (Owners of Walmart)
Industry
School Privatization Advocacy
Corporate Headquarters
Corporate Profits, 2005-2024
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Spending Snapshot
Campaign Spending
$31.9million
Lobbying Spending
$0
Total Political Spending
$31.9million
Issues
- Spent $434K on a committee supporting the anti-union Prop. 75 (Defeated, 2005)
- Spent $13.0 million on committees advancing the overall agenda of EdVoice
- Spent $11.8 million on committees advancing the overall agenda of the California Charter Schools Association
- Spent $1.3 million in support of charter school advocate Antonio Villaraigosa’s candidacy for Governor
- Spent $644K to support charter school advocate Marshall Tuck’s candidacy for State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Spent $434K on a committee supporting Prop. 74 (Defeated, 2005) and Prop. 76 (Defeated, 2005), which would have cut school funding and undermined public school teachers
Republicans
$79.7k
Democrats
$51.5k
Total - All Current Elected Officials
$131.2k
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 Walton Family (Owners of Walmart) 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 Walton Family (Owners of Walmart) to the elected official, they reflect potential indirect financial ties that can also result in political influence.
Charter Public Schools Political Action Committee, Sponsored by California Charter Schools Association
$9.3 million
EdVoice Independent Expenditure Committee
$7.2 million
EdVoice for the Kids PAC
$5.8 million
California Charter Schools Association Independent Expenditure Committee
$2.5 million
Parents and Teachers for Putting StudentsFirst
$1.4 million
Families & Teachers for Antonio Villaraigosa for Governor 2018, Sponsored by California Charter Schools Association
$968.9k
Parents and Teachers for Tuck for State Superintendent 2014
$643.9k
California Republican Party
$510.8k
Governor Schwarzenegger's California Dream Team: SUPPORTED: PROP 74 - PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. WAITING PERIOD FOR PERMANENT STATUS. DISMISSAL. | SUPPORTED: PROP 75 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNION DUES. REQUIRED EMPLOYEE CONSENT FOR POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS. | SUPPORTED: PROP 77 - REAPPORTIONMENT.| SUPPORTED: PROP 76 - SCHOOL FUNDING. STATE SPENDING.
$434.4k
Redistrict California - Yes on 77, with Major Funding Provided by Steve Poizner, Poizner for Insurance Commissioner & CALBUSPAC: SUPPORTED: PROP 77 - REAPPORTIONMENT.
$434.4k
