Prop. 29:Cigarette Tax

Imposes additional tax on cigarettes for cancer research.

Outcome: Failed

Funding

Rank	Contributor name	Total
1	AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY	$8,630,653
2	LANCE ARMSTRONG FOUNDATION	$1,500,000
3	HOPE 2012 (cash on hand as of 1/1/2009)	$605,265
4	AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION	$570,952
5	MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG	$500,000
6	AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION	$424,986
7	VOTERS ORGANIZED FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT - VOICE	$152,188
8	TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND	$65,000
9	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION	$50,000
10	IRWIN MARK JACOBS	$30,000

66.7%

11.6%

4.7%

4.4%

3.9%

3.3%

1.2%

0.5%

0.4%

0.2%

$12.9 million raised in total

Last updated: 8/22/2012

59.2%

23.4%

6.5%

3.7%

2.4%

1.6%

0.2%

0.1%

$47.8 million raised in total

Rank	Contributor name	Total
1	PHILIP MORRIS (ALTRIA)	$28,307,295
2	R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY (REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC.)	$11,169,995
3	U.S. SMOKELESS TOBACCO (ALTRIA)	$3,124,988
4	AMERICAN SNUFF COMPANY (REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC.)	$1,750,000
5	SANTA FE NATURAL TOBACCO COMPANY (REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC.)	$1,148,000
6	CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY	$1,140,909
7	JOHN MIDDLETON CO. (ALTRIA)	$757,856
8	CORE-MARK	$80,657
9	MCLANE COMPANY, INC.	$51,170
10	CALIFORNIANS AGAINST UNACCOUNTABLE TAXES	$47,744

Last updated: 8/22/2012