Lamar Companies
Lamar Companies is a national billboard and real estate firm whose political giving skews toward Republicans and corporate Democrats. Its president and CEO, Mark Kalkus, is a Trump donor, and under his leadership the company has funneled money into GOP committees and moderate Democrats who protect business interests. While Lamar markets itself as a neutral […]
Michelle Landver
Michelle Landver is a pro-AIPAC, anti-labor donor who has consistently aligned herself with corporate and conservative causes. In October 2024 she contributed to AIPAC, joining the organization’s campaign to silence criticism of Israeli policy. She also publicly supported Prop 22, the Uber- and Lyft-backed measure that gutted gig worker protections, telling the Wall Street Journal […]
James Enstrom
James Enstrom is a hired-gun scientist whose work has repeatedly served tobacco and fossil fuel interests. After taking $700,000 from the tobacco industry in the late 1990s, he published a 2003 BMJ paper claiming the link between secondhand smoke and disease was “considerably weaker than generally believed,” drawing sharp rebukes from the American Cancer Society […]
Adam Bass
Adam Bass is the co-founder and longtime president of Buchalter, one of California’s most powerful corporate law firms representing banks, developers, and major real estate interests. A fixture in pro-business politics, he sits on the boards of both the California Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, organizations that routinely lobby […]
Irving L. Azoff
A major power broker in the music and live-entertainment industry whose business empire extends into real-estate and venue development. He has donated heavily to the Republican National Committee. Azoff’s influence comes from his consolidation of control over concerts, venues, and development deals, giving him outsized sway over what gets built and who benefits in Los […]
Timothy Leiweke
Former CEO of AEG, the sports-entertainment giant owned by billionaire Phil Anschutz. Anschutz is a major conservative power-broker, running the Washington Examiner and funneling millions into right-wing organizations including The Heritage Foundation, the American Enterprise Institute and the Federalist Society. Leiweke’s links to Anschutz and the high-stakes world of stadiums, arenas and development place him […]
Art & Michelle Gastelum
Art and Michelle Gastelum are longtime City Hall insiders with deep ties to Los Angeles’ pay-to-play development culture. Art Gastelum, a former aide to Mayor Tom Bradley and head of the construction firm Gateway Science and Engineering, has been scrutinized in multiple public corruption probes involving developer influence at City Hall. His firm has faced […]
California Restaurant Association
The California Restaurant Association is a powerful corporate lobby that fights against minimum wage increases, paid sick leave, and workplace protections for restaurant workers. The CRA spent millions trying to overturn the FAST Recovery Act, which raised wages and safety standards for fast-food employees. Traci Park took $1,600 from the CRA through their LA Food […]
Craig Taylor
Craig Taylor is founder and CEO of Iapetus Holdings, a portfolio of energy-service companies and alternative investments that spans oil, gas, utility infrastructure and drone inspection businesses. His firm is deeply embedded in the energy sector, leveraging policy, regulation and corporate contracts for profit. His campaign contributions, including funding a recall effort in Venice, draw […]
Todd Stevens
President and CEO of Black Knight Energy, a private oil and gas company backed by major Wall Street investment. He has been a vocal opponent of Los Angeles efforts to ban new oil wells and phase out existing drilling, prioritizing fossil-fuel profits over community health and climate action.