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Independent. Federal. California.

Put common sense back in California's representation.

Common Sense for California is an independent federal political committee. We find the voters who decide close races, talk with them one household at a time, and make sure they vote. We answer to no candidate and no party.

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Federal Election Commission ID C00942920 · Every contribution and every expenditure is reported.

No limits
on contribution amounts
Individuals & businesses
may contribute
Fully disclosed
filed with the FEC
Independent
of every campaign

Who we are

Built for the voters nobody else is talking to

Most political money goes to people who have already made up their minds. We spend on the ones who have not.

Common Sense for California runs independent voter programs in the districts where the margin is thin. We start from the voter file, not a media plan: we identify the households that are genuinely undecided, reach them directly, test what moves them, and stay with them through the day their ballot is counted.

We are organized as an independent expenditure committee under federal law. That lets us accept contributions of any amount from individuals, corporations, partnerships and other organizations, and it obliges us to report every dollar in and every dollar out to the Federal Election Commission.

How your contribution works

  1. 1Give online, by check or by wire. Online gifts post the same day. Wire instructions come from us directly, by email, the same day you ask.
  2. 2Your gift goes to voter contact. Conversations, connected television and streaming video, and turnout, aimed at the undecided households in the district.
  3. 3Everything is reported. Contributions and expenditures are filed with the FEC on schedule and are public record.

How we work

Precision, not volume

We do not carpet a district with advertising and hope. We identify the households that decide the outcome and reach them directly, in the order the calendar demands.

Find
The undecided voters in a close district, identified from the voter file, household by household.
Reach
Direct conversations, connected television and streaming video, matched to those households by name, never bought by zip code.
Deliver
Stay with every voter through the day the ballot is counted, and report every dollar to the Federal Election Commission.

Why California

The road to a common sense majority runs through California

No state sends more members to Congress, and no state has more seats decided by a few thousand votes. Winning California's close districts is how the country gets a Congress that reflects it.

The California State Capitol in Sacramento
SacramentoWhere the districts that decide the House are drawn, and where the decisions land.
Tower Bridge over the Sacramento River
The ValleyWorking communities that want representation with common sense, not a party line.
Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View
The SierraThe foothill and mountain counties that decide California's closest seats.

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The fastest way to give is online through our secure contribution page. Choose an amount or enter your own.

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Please include your name, mailing address, occupation and employer with any gift. Federal law requires us to use our best efforts to collect and report that information for each individual whose contributions exceed $200 in a calendar year.

By check or wire

Checks
Payable to Common Sense for California, mailed to:
Common Sense for California
228 S. Washington St., Suite 115
Alexandria, VA 22314
Wires
Welcome for larger gifts. Email info@commonsensecaliforniapac.com and our treasurer will send wiring instructions the same day.
Questions
Write to us at the address above or reach us by email. A person answers.

Who may contribute. Contributions to Common Sense for California are not limited in amount and may be made by individuals, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and other organizations.

Who may not. Contributions from foreign nationals and from federal government contractors are prohibited. Contributions may not be made in the name of another person.

Tax status. Contributions are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.

Independence. Common Sense for California makes independent expenditures only. It does not coordinate its spending with any candidate or candidate's committee and does not contribute to candidates.

Contact

Talk to us before you give

For a major gift, a briefing on the program, or wiring instructions, write to us. We reply the same business day.

info@commonsensecaliforniapac.com

Common Sense for California
228 S. Washington St., Suite 115
Alexandria, VA 22314
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