Report from the Contra Costa Times (it’s Richmond, CA, not Richmond, VA) that Chevron has contributed “nearly $3 million” to independent committees supporting some municipal candidates and opposing others.  California’s disclosure law is one of the reasons that it’s known that Chevron made the contributions.

A question: I know that there have been some hefty sums spent by for-profit corporations on ballot initiatives.  But what’s the largest sum that we know of so far given by a for-profit corporation to advocate for the election or defeat of municipal candidates?