PG&E and Special Interests Continue to Spend Millions to Take Down Their Biggest Threat: Tom Steyer

The same special interests that have ripped off California families for decades are spending millions against Steyer, the only candidate in the race who will hold them accountable

LOS ANGELES — With 26 days left until election day, the masks are coming off. The anti-Tom Steyer independent expenditure committee just reported another $3 million, this time from the California Chamber of Commerce and Californians for Resilient and Affordable Energy, better known as PG&E.

To date, more than $26 million has been spent against Steyer by corporate interests including: Big Tech, utility monopolies, and Big Oil. 

“PG&E: the company that has a history of leaving Californians in the dark, watching communities and lives burn, and in the end, they’ll still find a way to hike up your rates. Now, they’re funnelling dark money to try and take down the one candidate who will hold them accountable," said Steyer for Governor spokesperson Sepi Esfahlani. “Tom Steyer will be a governor who stands up for working Californians, not one who is ready to fulfill the same favors to the lobbyists and corporate influences that have been running Sacramento for years.”

Yesterday, the Steyer for Governor campaign filed a formal complaint alleging PG&E violated California law by illegally funneling $8 million through a shell committee (Californians for Resilient and Affordable Energy) to conceal its identity in political advertisements opposing Steyer. This matters because California law requires political ads to tell voters who is really paying for them.

The complaint has been filed with the California Fair Political Practices Commission and referred to Attorney General Rob Bonta, who could pursue a criminal investigation.

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