Millions Pour Into California Fight Over Newsom's Redistricting Ballot Measure

The largest single donation supporting the map redraw came Sept. 18 in the form of a $10 million check from the Fund for Policy Reform, the political organization of New York hedge fund billionaire and longtime liberal donor George Soros.

On the opposing side, GOP philanthropist Charles Munger Jr. has poured in more than $30 million to defeat the measure

Unlike campaigns for individual candidates, groups supporting and opposing ballot measures can raise and spend unlimited sums of money. Ballot measure battles consistently drive up political ad spending in California — as does the cost of running ads in expensive markets such as Los Angeles.

Through Sept. 18, both sides had spent $24.2 million on TV ads, according to ad tracking firm AdImpact. The firm projects a total of $1.1 billion in political ad spending in California during the 2025–2026 election cycle, by far the most of any state.



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