| Votes | Pct. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 2,526,872 | 27.7% | ||
|
No | 6,588,517 | 72.3% |
Proposition 38, sponsored by civil-rights attorney Molly Munger and the California PTA, is the main alternative on the ballot to Gov. Jerry Brown's tax plan, Proposition 30.
The Munger initiative would raise more than $115 billion through a 12-year increase in personal income tax rates. Unlike Brown's proposal, Proposition 38 would dedicate all the new revenue to public schools, early-childhood education and, for the first four years, bond debt.
The bond provision would free up about $3 billion a year to help close the state's budget gap, but not enough to avert the $6 billion in cuts that the Legislature mandated should Proposition 30 fail to become law. If both Propositions 30 and 38 garner a majority, the one that receives the most votes would go into effect.
— Los Angeles Times
A total of 142 individual contributions have been made to five committees supporting and opposing Proposition 38, raising $47,847,957. About 100% of the money raised has been to support the proposition. The list below shows the top individual contributions supporting and opposting the measure. Follow the links for additional detail.
| Support | $47,810,145 | |
| Oppose | $37,812 |
| State | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| California | $47,808,145 | 100.0% |
| Out of state | $2,000 | 0.0% |
| State | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| California | $37,812 | 100.0% |
| Out of state | $0 | 0.0% |
| # | Name | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molly Munger | Sept. 17, 2012 | $5,000,000 |
| 2 | Molly Munger | Aug. 14, 2012 | $5,000,000 |
| 3 | Molly Munger | July 24, 2012 | $5,000,000 |
| 4 | Molly Munger | Oct. 19, 2012 | $3,250,000 |
| 5 | Steve R. English | Oct. 19, 2012 | $3,250,000 |
| 6 | Molly Munger | Oct. 15, 2012 | $3,100,000 |
| 7 | Molly Munger | Oct. 8, 2012 | $3,000,000 |
| 8 | Molly Munger | Oct. 2, 2012 | $3,000,000 |
| 9 | Molly Munger | Sept. 20, 2012 | $3,000,000 |
| 10 | Molly Munger | Oct. 11, 2012 | $2,000,000 |
| # | Name | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Business Pac, Sponsored By the California Chamber of Commerce (Calbuspac) | Aug. 30, 2012 | $23,500 |
| 2 | California Medical Association Physicians' Issues Committee | Oct. 17, 2012 | $10,000 |
| 3 | California Faculty Association Political Issues Committee | Sept. 7, 2012 | $1,500 |
| 4 | California Medical Association Physicians' Issues Committee | Aug. 15, 2012 | $1,000 |
| 5 | Anthony Cacao | Oct. 12, 2012 | $900 |
| 6 | Carl Moor | Oct. 18, 2012 | $500 |
| 7 | California State Council of Service Employees Issues Committee | Oct. 15, 2012 | $272 |
| 8 | Anthony Cacao | Oct. 10, 2012 | $100 |
| 9 | Robert Rawlings | Nov. 1, 2012 | $30 |
| 10 | Martin Vogel | Oct. 29, 2012 | $10 |
* The totals for contributions to Proposition 38 include those from one committee working to support or oppose multiple propositions. The $210,000 raised is included in the totals for each proposition. This could skew the totals reported here.
* Committees campaigning for or against a proposition can contribute money to other committees working to support or oppose any of the propositions on the November ballot. To date, this committee-to-committee giving accounts for about $20.4 million. Also, totals for propositions do not include unitemized contributions under $100.
Credits: Lorena Iniguez Elebee, Stephanie Ferrell, Robert Greene, Alexandra LeTellier, Maloy Moore, Anthony Pesce, Ben Welsh.
