$15.1 Million Spent With USPS From California Campaign Accounts

By Kalyn Stralow | Ballotpedia via The Center Square, The Center Square California

Aug 4, 2022

In California, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $15.1 million from their campaign accounts on services from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in the 2022 election cycle so far. USPS received 1.2 percent of all $1.2 billion in reported expenditures.

According to California Secretary of State reports, here are the top candidates and PACs that have spent campaign funds with USPS between Jan. 1, 2021, and May 21, 2022.

Top 10 California candidates and PACs spending money with USPS

Of the $15.1 million spent with USPS, 32.6 percent came from these 10 campaign accounts.

Top Campaign Expenditures with USPS (1/1/2021 – 5/21/2022)

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Campaign expenditures on USPS in eight states

Here is how spending with USPS in California compares to other states with the most recent report data available from Transparency USA for the 2021-2022 election cycle:

Comparison of total spent with USPS, by state

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The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active California PACs submitted to the California Secretary of State. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

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