Brown Reports $1.7 Million For His Tax Campaign
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown has reported raising $1.7 million for his proposed November ballot initiative to temporarily raise California's sales and income taxes.
Brown's ballot measure committee reported Tuesday that it raised $1.2 million in 2011. The campaign has taken in another $500,000 since then.
The largest donor is the California Hospitals Committee, which gave $500,000. A building trades union, the American Beverage Association and Occidental Petroleum each gave $250,000.
The Democratic governor wants to ask voters to raise the statewide sales tax by half a cent and boost the income tax rate on those making $250,000 or more a year. The extra revenue would go to schools and counties.
Brown also ended the year with $5 million in his 2010 campaign fund and $325,000 in his 2014 re-election account.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
