Gavin Newsom Campaign Donors Received Billions in CA State Contracts, Investigation Finds

Nearly 1,000 entities that provided California Gov. Gavin Newsom with millions in campaign donations pulled in billions in state contracts last year, a watchdog group found. Democrat government is a criminal enterprise.  And it’s not just California.

Gavin Newsom campaign donors received billions in CA state contracts, investigation finds

The top 30 vendors accounted for $5 billion of the contracts after donating $1.5 million to Newsom’s campaigns, OpenTheBooks says

By Joe Schoffstall | Fox News September 1, 2022:

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California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s campaign donors landed billions of dollars in state contracts last year, an investigation has found.

The lucrative contracts went to nearly 1,000 entities that showered Newsom’s campaign with almost $11 million since 2010.

The generous campaign donors, in turn, hauled in more than $6 billion in contracts from the state of California in 2021, according to an audit by government transparency group OpenTheBooks.
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“The Golden State is the Wild West when it comes to the lack of pay-to-play prohibitions,” OpenTheBooks founder Adam Andrzejewski told Fox News Digital. “Even in Illinois, state contractors of more than $50,000 are barred from giving in the governor’s race. Since that law was instituted, no Illinois governors have been indicted.
Nearly 1,000 entities that provided Gavin Newsom’s campaign with $11 million in contributions raked in billions in contracts in 2021.

Nearly 1,000 entities that provided Gavin Newsom’s campaign with $11 million in contributions raked in billions in contracts in 2021. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

“Major California corporations entrenched with public-private marketplace monopolies are recycling a portion of their profits back into political donations to Newsom,” Andrzejewski said. “Although legal at arm’s length, the pattern is troubling, and many people across the spectrum will find it highly unethical.”

According to the investigation, the 979 state vendors that contributed to Newsom’s campaigns and received the contracts include health care, utility and telecom companies. Law firms and big banks also were identified by the group.

The top 30 vendors accounted for over $5 billion in contracts, the audit shows. Those vendors, meanwhile, had pushed more than $1.5 million into Newsom’s campaign coffers from their companies, affiliated PACs, key executives, employees, partners and/or affiliates.

Anthem Blue Cross was one of the biggest winners. Last year, the company received $844 million in contracts after its employees and affiliated entities provided $70,000 to Newsom’s campaigns.
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