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DON A. ERNST

Individual · SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA · DON A. ERNST · ATTORNEY

$598,782 total given · Largest contribution $500,000

Giving is concentrated among a small set of recipients.

Active cycles

1999-20002001-20022003-20042005-20062007-20082009-20102011-20122013-20142015-20162017-20182019-20202021-20222023-20242025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$598,782

First seen Sep 24, 2004 · Last activity Oct 30, 2025

Contribution footprint

13 recipients

85 contributions · Avg $7,044

Concentration

Top recipient 83.5%

Top 3 97.6%

Top 10 99.7%

Total givingReference baseline
12
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Nov 2014 · 2 notable contributions
    • YES ON PROP. 46, YOUR NEIGHBORS FOR PATIENT SAFETY, A COALITION OF CONSUMER ATTORNEYS AND PATIENT SAFETY ADVOCATES · $56,000
    • CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · $28,334
  2. 2Oct 2025 · CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · $500,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$500,00083.5%1Oct 2025 - Oct 2025
YES ON PROP. 46, YOUR NEIGHBORS FOR PATIENT SAFETY, A COALITION OF CONSUMER ATTORNEYS AND PATIENT SAFETY ADVOCATES$56,0009.4%5Jan 2014 - Nov 2014
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,3344.7%59Mar 2007 - Oct 2017
STEINBERG FOR SENATE 2010$4,4990.8%4Feb 2007 - Feb 2008
ORTIZ FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, DEMOCRAT DEBORAH$2,0000.3%1Apr 2006 - Apr 2006
NAVA 2006, PEDRO$1,7500.3%2Jul 2007 - Aug 2007
FEUER FOR CITY ATTORNEY 2013, MIKE$1,3000.2%2Oct 2011 - Jun 2012
A COALITION OF LEGAL EXPERTS, FILMMAKERS, BUSINESSMEN, AND WORKING PEOPLE. MAJOR FUNDING BY SHANGRI-LA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC & AMERICAN FAMILY VOICES - NO ON 77$1,0000.2%1Nov 2005 - Nov 2005
FEUER FOR ASSEMBLY 2010, MIKE$1,0000.2%1Aug 2010 - Aug 2010
STEINBERG FOR SENATE 2006$9990.2%1Nov 2006 - Nov 2006
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* Share is percent of donor total in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.

RunwayDonorsDON A. ERNST

Donor header

DON A. ERNST

Individual · SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA · DON A. ERNST · ATTORNEY

$598,782 total given · Largest contribution $500,000

Giving is concentrated among a small set of recipients.

Active cycles

1999-20002001-20022003-20042005-20062007-20082009-20102011-20122013-20142015-20162017-20182019-20202021-20222023-20242025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$598,782

First seen Sep 24, 2004 · Last activity Oct 30, 2025

Contribution footprint

13 recipients

85 contributions · Avg $7,044

Concentration

Top recipient 83.5%

Top 3 97.6%

Top 10 99.7%

Total givingReference baseline
12
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Nov 2014 · 2 notable contributions
    • YES ON PROP. 46, YOUR NEIGHBORS FOR PATIENT SAFETY, A COALITION OF CONSUMER ATTORNEYS AND PATIENT SAFETY ADVOCATES · $56,000
    • CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · $28,334
  2. 2Oct 2025 · CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · $500,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE DEFENSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$500,00083.5%1Oct 2025 - Oct 2025
YES ON PROP. 46, YOUR NEIGHBORS FOR PATIENT SAFETY, A COALITION OF CONSUMER ATTORNEYS AND PATIENT SAFETY ADVOCATES$56,0009.4%5Jan 2014 - Nov 2014
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,3344.7%59Mar 2007 - Oct 2017
STEINBERG FOR SENATE 2010$4,4990.8%4Feb 2007 - Feb 2008
ORTIZ FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, DEMOCRAT DEBORAH$2,0000.3%1Apr 2006 - Apr 2006
NAVA 2006, PEDRO$1,7500.3%2Jul 2007 - Aug 2007
FEUER FOR CITY ATTORNEY 2013, MIKE$1,3000.2%2Oct 2011 - Jun 2012
A COALITION OF LEGAL EXPERTS, FILMMAKERS, BUSINESSMEN, AND WORKING PEOPLE. MAJOR FUNDING BY SHANGRI-LA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC & AMERICAN FAMILY VOICES - NO ON 77$1,0000.2%1Nov 2005 - Nov 2005
FEUER FOR ASSEMBLY 2010, MIKE$1,0000.2%1Aug 2010 - Aug 2010
STEINBERG FOR SENATE 2006$9990.2%1Nov 2006 - Nov 2006
Showing 10 of 13

* Share is percent of donor total in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.

Scope: All time60 points
Scope: All time60 points