California Donor Table

Sergey Brin, a Google co-founder and one of the wealthiest people in the world, is donating $20 million to a new California political drive weeks after he took steps to leave the state to avoid a possible billionaire tax.

Billionaires and tech moguls are spending mountains of cash to catapult San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan to the front of the race for California governor.

Is Mike Johnson stupid? The five-term Louisiana congressman earned a law degree and maneuvered his way to become speaker of the House.