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Newsom Tells Donors to Stop Giving as Prop 50 Campaign Hits Fundraising Target

The measure would replace California’s citizen commission with Legislature-drawn congressional maps for 2026–2030.

Canvasser Fay Eastman leaves a pro Prop 50 brochure in a screen door in Oakland, Calif. on Oct. 4, 2025. The Alameda Labor Council hosted a canvassing event in support of Proposition 50.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters after he participated in a fireside chat at the California Economic Summit on Oct. 22, 2025, in Stockton, Calif.
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks about the “Election Rigging Response Act” at a press conference at the Democracy Center, Japanese American National Museum on Aug. 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Newsom spoke about a possible California referendum on redistricting to counter the legislative effort to add five Republican House seats in the state of Texas. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Supporters report $129 million raised versus $46 million for opponents, and the state’s finance website briefly struggled to display the latest filings due to the volume.
  • In an email one week before the Nov. 4 vote, Gov. Gavin Newsom said the campaign met its budget goals and told supporters to stop donating.
  • Major backers include House Majority PAC at about $15 million, the Fund for Policy Reform at $10 million, and Tom Steyer at $12 million, alongside more than $31 million from small-dollar donors and over 102,000 individual contributors.
  • Opposition funding is dominated by Charles Munger Jr., who has given $32 million of roughly $41 million raised, with additional support from the Congressional Leadership Fund at about $7 million and $1 million from Kevin McCarthy.
  • Recent polls show majority support, with CBS/YouGov at 62 percent Yes and Emerson at 57 percent, and a Yes vote would put Legislature-drawn congressional maps into effect starting in 2026.