Overview

• Interest groups financed more than $820,000 in sponsored travel for 92 lawmakers in 2024 to destinations ranging from Berkeley and Napa to Hawaii, Europe, Southeast Asia and Israel.
• The California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy led spending with nearly $260,000 for study tours that included the United Kingdom, Vietnam and Taiwan, involving more than 40 lawmakers.
• The Independent Voter Project spent over $100,000 on its Maui conference with 17 legislators and a Valle de Guadalupe trip with six, and it filed donor reports listing more than 100 corporate, union and nonprofit attendees.
• Interest groups also reported nearly $250,000 in gifts to legislators, with the California Democratic Party the largest identifiable source at over $27,000 to 71 lawmakers.
• CalMatters published a public tool that lets readers explore lawmakers’ Form 700 disclosures on gifts and sponsored travel.