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Donor header

DON ERNST

Individual · SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA · ERNST LAW GROUP · ATTORNEY

$545,782 total given · Largest contribution $49,600

Giving is broadly distributed with no dominant recipient cluster.

Active cycles

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

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$545,782

First seen Sep 30, 2002 · Last activity Dec 10, 2025

Contribution footprint

149 recipients

250 contributions · Avg $2,183

Concentration

Top recipient 11.2%

Top 3 31.4%

Top 10 48.3%

Total givingReference baseline
123
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Oct 2017 · CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE · $60,833
  2. 2Jan 2025 · FUND HER PAC · $57,750
  3. 3Sep 2025 · CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA ISSUES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, YES ON 50 · $52,583

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$60,83311.1%7May 2010 - Oct 2017
FUND HER PAC$57,75010.6%10Apr 2018 - Jan 2025
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA ISSUES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, YES ON 50$52,5839.6%9Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA$22,4004.1%10Feb 2012 - Jan 2024
JONES FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2014, DAVE$13,6002.5%2May 2013 - Sep 2014
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$12,5002.3%2Feb 2007 - Oct 2008
DEMOCRATS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO$12,5002.3%2Mar 2022 - Aug 2022
JONES FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL 2018; DAVE$11,6612.1%8Dec 2015 - Sep 2018
NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022$10,0001.8%1Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN - YES ON 45, A COALITION OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES, NURSES, ATTORNEYS, AND POLICYHOLDERS$10,0001.8%1May 2012 - May 2012
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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 ERNST

Donor header

DON ERNST

Individual · SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA · ERNST LAW GROUP · ATTORNEY

$545,782 total given · Largest contribution $49,600

Giving is broadly distributed with no dominant recipient cluster.

Active cycles

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

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$545,782

First seen Sep 30, 2002 · Last activity Dec 10, 2025

Contribution footprint

149 recipients

250 contributions · Avg $2,183

Concentration

Top recipient 11.2%

Top 3 31.4%

Top 10 48.3%

Total givingReference baseline
123
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Oct 2017 · CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE · $60,833
  2. 2Jan 2025 · FUND HER PAC · $57,750
  3. 3Sep 2025 · CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA ISSUES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, YES ON 50 · $52,583

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$60,83311.1%7May 2010 - Oct 2017
FUND HER PAC$57,75010.6%10Apr 2018 - Jan 2025
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA ISSUES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, YES ON 50$52,5839.6%9Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA$22,4004.1%10Feb 2012 - Jan 2024
JONES FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2014, DAVE$13,6002.5%2May 2013 - Sep 2014
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$12,5002.3%2Feb 2007 - Oct 2008
DEMOCRATS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO$12,5002.3%2Mar 2022 - Aug 2022
JONES FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL 2018; DAVE$11,6612.1%8Dec 2015 - Sep 2018
NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022$10,0001.8%1Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
CONSUMER WATCHDOG CAMPAIGN - YES ON 45, A COALITION OF CONSUMER ADVOCATES, NURSES, ATTORNEYS, AND POLICYHOLDERS$10,0001.8%1May 2012 - May 2012
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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%.

Scope: All time60 points
Scope: All time60 points