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 24-39.

The expenditure limit for candidates running for Governor in the June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election is $8,166,000.

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 June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election is $5,444,000.

The expenditure limit for candidates running for the Board of Equalization in the June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election is $1,361,000.

Visit http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov for details about financial contributions in these contests.

The following list of candidates for statewide elective office is current through March 10, 2014—the end of the public display period required for the Official Voter Information Guide. For the final list of candidates, go to www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_cand.htm.

Governor

Accepted California's voluntary campaign spending limits Candidate Party
* Akinyemi Agbede Democratic
* Richard William Aguirre Republican
* "Bo" Bogdan Ambrozewicz No Party Preference
* Andrew Blount Republican
Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Democratic
* Janel Hyeshia Buycks No Party Preference
* Glenn Champ Republican
Rakesh Kumar Christian No Party Preference
* Tim Donnelly Republican
Neel Kashkari Republican
* Joe Leicht No Party Preference
* Robert Newman No Party Preference
* Luis J. Rodriguez Green
* Cindy L. Sheehan Peace and Freedom
Alma Marie Winston Republican

Secretary of State

Accepted California's voluntary campaign spending limits Candidate Party
* Roy Allmond Republican
* Derek Cressman Democratic
* David Curtis Green
* Jeffrey H. Drobman Democratic
* Alex Padilla Democratic
* Pete Peterson Republican
* Dan Schnur No Party Preference
* Leland Yee Democratic

Controller

Accepted California's voluntary campaign spending limits Candidate Party
* Tammy D. Blair Democratic
* David Evans Republican
John A. Pérez Democratic
Ashley Swearengin Republican
* Laura Wells Green
* Betty T. Yee Democratic

Treasurer

Accepted California's voluntary campaign spending limits Candidate Party
* Ellen H. Brown Green
* John Chiang Democratic
Greg Conlon Republican

Attorney General

Accepted California's voluntary campaign spending limits Candidate Party
* Ronald Gold Republican
* John Haggerty Republican
Kamala D. Harris Democratic
* Jonathan Jaech Libertarian
David King Republican
* Orly Taitz No Party Preference
Phil Wyman Republican

Lieutenant Governor

Accepted California's voluntary campaign spending limits Candidate Party
David Fennell Republican
* Jena F. Goodman Green
Amos Johnson Peace and Freedom
* Eric Korevaar Democratic
* Ron Nehring Republican
Gavin Newsom Democratic
* Alan Reynolds Americans Elect
George Yang Republican

Insurance Commissioner

Accepted California's voluntary campaign spending limits Candidate Party
* Ted Gaines Republican
* Nathalie Hrizi Peace and Freedom
* Dave Jones Democratic

Board of Equalization
District 1

Accepted California's voluntary campaign spending limits Candidate Party
* Chris Parker Democratic
* George Runner Republican

Board of Equalization
District 2

Accepted California's voluntary campaign spending limits Candidate Party
* Fiona Ma Democratic
* James E. Theis Republican

Board of Equalization
District 3

Accepted California's voluntary campaign spending limits Candidate Party
* Jerome E. Horton Democratic

Board of Equalization
District 4

Accepted California's voluntary campaign spending limits Candidate Party
* Lewis Da Silva Republican
* Diane L. Harkey Republican
* Shirley Horton Republican
* John F. Kelly Republican
* Nader Shahatit Democratic
Van Tran Republican

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Accepted California's voluntary campaign spending limits Candidate Party
* Lydia A. Gutiérrez Nonpartisan
* Tom Torlakson Nonpartisan
* Marshall Tuck Nonpartisan

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