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Voluntary Campaign Spending Limits
For Candidates for Statewide Elective Office
California law includes voluntary spending limits for candidates running for statewide office (not federal office). Candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Board of Equalization who choose to keep their campaign expenses under specified dollar amounts may purchase space in the statewide voter information guide for a candidate statement of up to 250 words.
In the list below, an asterisk (*) designates a candidate who has accepted California's voluntary campaign spending limits and therefore has the option to purchase space for a candidate statement in this voter guide. (Some eligible candidates choose not to purchase space for a candidate statement.) Candidate statements are on pages 74-88.
The expenditure limit for candidates running for Governor in the November 2, 2010, General Election is $12,946,000.
The expenditure limit for candidates running for Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, and Superintendent of Public Instruction in the November 2, 2010, General Election is $7,768,000.
The expenditure limit for candidates running for the Board of Equalization in the November 2, 2010, General Election is $1,942,000.
The following list of candidates for statewide elective office is current through August 9, 2010—the end of the public display period required for the Official Voter Information Guide. For the final list of candidates, go to http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/statewide-elections/2010-general/certified-list.pdf.
Governor
| Accepted Prop. 34 Spending Limits |
Candidate Name |
Party |
| * |
Carlos Alvarez |
Peace and Freedom |
| |
Jerry Brown |
Democratic |
| * |
Chelene Nightingale |
American Independent |
| * |
Dale F. Ogden |
Libertarian |
| * |
Laura Wells |
Green |
| |
Meg Whitman |
Republican |
Lieutenant Governor
| Accepted Prop. 34 Spending Limits |
Candidate Name |
Party |
| * |
Pamela J. Brown |
Libertarian |
| * |
James "Jimi" Castillo |
Green |
| * |
Jim King |
American Independent |
| * |
Abel Maldonado |
Republican |
| * |
Gavin Newsom |
Democratic |
| * |
C.T. Weber |
Peace and Freedom |
Secretary of State
| Accepted Prop. 34 Spending Limits |
Candidate Name |
Party |
| * |
Debra Bowen |
Democratic |
| * |
Marylou Cabral |
Peace and Freedom |
| * |
Damon Dunn |
Republican |
| * |
Ann Menasche |
Green |
| * |
Merton D. Short |
American Independent |
| * |
Christina Tobin |
Libertarian |
Controller
| Accepted Prop. 34 Spending Limits |
Candidate Name |
Party |
| * |
Lawrence G. Beliz |
American Independent |
| * |
John Chiang |
Democratic |
| * |
Andrew "Andy" Favor |
Libertarian |
| * |
Ross D. Frankel |
Green |
| * |
Karen Martinez |
Peace and Freedom |
| |
Tony Strickland |
Republican |
Treasurer
| Accepted Prop. 34 Spending Limits |
Candidate Name |
Party |
| * |
Charles "Kit" Crittenden |
Green |
| * |
Robert Lauten |
American Independent |
| * |
Bill Lockyer |
Democratic |
| * |
Debra L. Reiger |
Peace and Freedom |
| * |
Edward M. Teyssier |
Libertarian |
| * |
Mimi Walters |
Republican |
Attorney General
| Accepted Prop. 34 Spending Limits |
Candidate Name |
Party |
| * |
Peter Allen |
Green |
| * |
Steve Cooley |
Republican |
| * |
Robert J. Evans |
Peace and Freedom |
| * |
Timothy J. Hannan |
Libertarian |
| |
Kamala D. Harris |
Democratic |
| * |
Diane Beall Templin |
American Independent |
Insurance Commissioner
| Accepted Prop. 34 Spending Limits |
Candidate Name |
Party |
| * |
William Balderston |
Green |
| * |
Richard S. Bronstein |
Libertarian |
| * |
Dave Jones |
Democratic |
| * |
Dina Josephine Padilla |
Peace and Freedom |
| |
Clay Pedersen |
American Independent |
| * |
Mike Villines |
Republican |
Superintendent of Public Instruction
| Accepted Prop. 34 Spending Limits |
Candidate Name |
Party |
| * |
Larry Aceves |
Nonpartisan |
| * |
Tom Torlakson |
Nonpartisan |
Board of Equalization
District 1
| Accepted Prop. 34 Spending Limits |
Candidate Name |
Party |
| * |
Sherill Borg |
Peace and Freedom |
| * |
Kevin R. Scott |
Republican |
| * |
Kennita Watson |
Libertarian |
| * |
Betty T. Yee |
Democratic |
Board of Equalization
District 3
| Accepted Prop. 34 Spending Limits |
Candidate Name |
Party |
| * |
Mary Christian Heising |
Democratic |
| * |
Jerry L. Dixon |
Libertarian |
| * |
Mary Lou Finley |
Peace and Freedom |
| * |
Terri Lussenheide |
American Independent |
| * |
Michelle Steel |
Republican |
Board of Equalization
District 2
| Accepted Prop. 34 Spending Limits |
Candidate Name |
Party |
| * |
Willard D. Michlin |
Libertarian |
| * |
Toby Mitchell-Sawyer |
Peace and Freedom |
| * |
Chris Parker |
Democratic |
| * |
George Runner |
Republican |
Board of Equalization
District 4
| Accepted Prop. 34 Spending Limits |
Candidate Name |
Party |
| * |
Peter "Pedro" De Baets |
Libertarian |
| * |
Shawn Hoffman |
American Independent |
| * |
Jerome E. Horton |
Democratic |
| * |
Nancy Lawrence |
Peace and Freedom |
California's voluntary campaign spending limits do not apply to candidates for federal offices including the United States Senate. Therefore, all U.S. Senate candidates have the option to purchase space for a candidate statement in this voter guide. (Some U.S. Senate candidates choose not to purchase space for a candidate statement.) Candidate statements are on pages 72-73.
U.S. Senate
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Barbara Boxer |
Democratic |
| Marsha Feinland |
Peace and Freedom |
| Carly Fiorina |
Republican |
| Gail K. Lightfoot |
Libertarian |
| Edward C. Noonan |
American Independent |
| Duane Roberts |
Green |
