Chevron, Meta, PG&E: The Anti-Steyer Tally Surpasses $31 Million

Brand new money from Chevron, Meta, and PG&E joins Big Oil and Corporate Real Estate to spend historic amounts to keep Steyer from holding them accountable – and embrace Xavier Becerra who will do their bidding

LOS ANGELES — With under two weeks to go, the corporate interest assault on Tom Steyer is reaching unprecedented levels. Special interests have poured over $31.4 million into false and misleading attacks against Tom Steyer – because they know he’s the one candidate who will hold them accountable and bring down costs. 

Special interests’ grip on keeping costs high for California families is shown by:

• Chevron – who today dumped another half a million in pro-Becerra money – continues to price gouge at the pump (just ask Governor Newsom);
• PG&E, SoCal Edison, and Sempra spending historic amounts (over $17 million) to stop Steyer from breaking up their monopolies and introduce competition;
• Realtors spending big to stop Steyer from building more homes, ultimately bringing down costs of housing;
• Big Tech, including Meta, betting big on Becerra and against Steyer, who will tax AI, impose regulations on data centers and use the revenue to invest in California workers.

“Californians are paying too much the pump, to keep the lights on, and to keep a roof over their heads, and that’s because powerful special interests are ripping them off,” said Steyer for Governor spokesperson Danni Wang. "Every corporate check in Becerra's account is proof he's part of the problem — and proof that Tom Steyer is the one candidate they can't get to."

THE FACTS

The corporate influence campaign AGAINST Tom Steyer has now exceeded $31.4 million in independent expenditures, including:

• $13,500,000 from PG&E via Californians for Resilient and Affordable Energy
• $7,050,005 from the California Association Of Realtors
• $9,750,000 from JobsPAC via the California Chamber of Commerce
• $1,000,000 from the California Building Industry Association

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