$18 Minimum Wage Initiative
Sponsor: Citizen initiative; proponent Joe Sanberg
Fiscal impact
State and local government costs could increase or decrease by up to hundreds of millions of dollars annually; revenues could decrease by up to a few hundred million annually.
Official ballot summary
Raises California's statewide minimum wage to $17/hour immediately and $18/hour by 2025–2026 for large employers, then indexes all future increases to inflation.
Who's behind this measure?
Public positions and campaign money—not a recommendation for how to vote.
Supporting groups and campaigns
- Yes on California Living Wage Act (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California Democratic Party (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- California Labor Federation (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
More groups (4)
- California Teachers Association (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- ACLU of Southern California (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- League of Women Voters of California (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Our Revolution (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Working Hero Action for the Living Wage Act
- Raised
- $10,890,417.21
- Spent
- $11,020,640.61
Snapshot retrieved Nov 7, 2026 · USDReports through Dec 31, 2024Donors & reporting details · Working Hero Action for the Living Wage Act
Totals as compiled by Ballotpedia for reports covering through 2024-12-31; cash contributions $10,013,848.71, in-kind contributions $876,568.50, cash expenditures $10,144,072.11. Ballotpedia cites Cal-Access — Homepage (https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/).
Reported donors are included in receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list. Contributions do not establish influence over an outcome.
- Kevin De Leon Believing in a Better California Ballot Measure Committee - Yes on Propositions 3, 32, and 33
- Raised
- $854,475.10
- Spent
- $828,483.04
Snapshot retrieved Nov 7, 2026 · USDReports through Dec 31, 2024Donors & reporting details · Kevin De Leon Believing in a Better California Ballot Measure Committee - Yes on Propositions 3, 32, and 33
Totals as compiled by Ballotpedia for reports covering through 2024-12-31; cash contributions $854,475.10, in-kind contributions $0.00, cash expenditures $828,483.04. Ballotpedia cites Cal-Access — Homepage (https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/).
Reported donors are included in receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list. Contributions do not establish influence over an outcome.
- Yes on Proposition 32, Sponsored by Working Families Power Ballot Initiative Project
- Raised
- $155,000.24
- Spent
- $71,216.00
Snapshot retrieved Nov 7, 2026 · USDReports through Dec 31, 2024Donors & reporting details · Yes on Proposition 32, Sponsored by Working Families Power Ballot Initiative Project
Totals as compiled by Ballotpedia for reports covering through 2024-12-31; cash contributions $155,000.24, in-kind contributions $0.00, cash expenditures $71,216.00. Ballotpedia cites Cal-Access — Homepage (https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/).
Reported donors are included in receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list. Contributions do not establish influence over an outcome.
Reported across this side’s campaigns; not assigned to an individual committee. See source for the reporting window.
More donors to this side
- Kevin de Leon for Lieutenant Governor 2026 (opens in a new tab) · $750,000.00Secondary reporting
Reported donors are part of receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list.
Opposing groups and campaigns
- California Chamber of Commerce (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (opens in a new tab)Secondary reporting
- Californians Against Job Losses and Higher Prices, No on Proposition 32
- Raised
- $804,376.48
- Spent
- $804,376.48
Snapshot retrieved Nov 7, 2026 · USDReports through Dec 31, 2024Donors & reporting details · Californians Against Job Losses and Higher Prices, No on Proposition 32
Totals as compiled by Ballotpedia for reports covering through 2024-12-31; cash contributions $764,376.48, in-kind contributions $40,000.00, cash expenditures $764,376.48. Ballotpedia cites Cal-Access — Homepage (https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/).
Reported donors are included in receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list. Contributions do not establish influence over an outcome.
Reported across this side’s campaigns; not assigned to an individual committee. See source for the reporting window.
More donors to this side
- Building a Healthy Future for CA Facilitated by Agricultural Council of CA (opens in a new tab) · $105,000.00Secondary reporting
- California Restaurant Association (opens in a new tab) · $90,000.00Secondary reporting
- California Business PAC (opens in a new tab) · $65,000.00Secondary reporting
- Western Growers (opens in a new tab) · $59,746.00Secondary reporting
Reported donors are part of receipts, not additional money. This is not a complete donor list.
Dated snapshots, not live totals. Missing amounts are not zero. Committees are shown separately.
About sources & coverage
Group positions come from the linked sources. Secondary reporting and first-party statements are distinct from official filings. Committee-wide totals may fund other measures; they are not allocations to this measure. Donor amounts are already part of receipts; neither donors nor overlapping snapshots are added together.
Groups as listed by Ballotpedia (secondary reporting), retrieved 2026-11-07: campaigns, parties, unions and organizations; elected officials and candidates omitted.
Figures compiled by Ballotpedia (secondary reporting) from Cal-Access — Homepage for reports covering through 2024-12-31; retrieved 2026-11-07. Donor lists are the top donors to all committees on that side; they are not allocated to individual committees.
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