Abbott, O’Rourke draw Calif. donations

Don’t California my Texas? When it comes to the governor’s race, that’s off the table: Both Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke have won big money from donors in California.

Even before attending a big-dollar fundraiser in Los Angeles last week, O’Rourke had already raised more than $4 million from Californians.

But Abbott is no slouch on the West Coast himself. Since he filed for re-election, Abbott

has raised almost $3 million from Californians.

Here are the top 10 California donors for both campaigns:

Gov. Greg Abbott, Republican

$1.5 million

Ed Roski, Jr., president of real estate development company Majestic Realty and part owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings.

$100,000

Robert Olson, president of Newport Beach construction and development company, R.D. Olson Development.

$100,000

David Pyle, founder of American Career College and executive chairman of the board of West Coast University, a private, for-profit college.

$36,000

Molina Healthcare Inc. PAC, a political action committee for a managed care company headquartered in Long Beach.

$25,000

James Antonowitsch, founder of the addiction rehabilitation center in Los Angeles, the Oasis Treatment Center

$25,000

Javad Mokhbery, CEO of FUTEK, one of the world's leading precision manufacturers of sensors.

$25,000

David Horowitz, CEO of the Horowitz Group, an investment group based in Orange County.

$20,000

Calpine Corporation PAC, a political action committee for the energy company that started in California but now is headquartered in Houston.

$20,000

Newport Coast Investments LLC, a California-based venture capital firm.

$15,000

Dora Ngan, president of Apollo USA in California.

Beto O’Rourke, Democrat

$75,000

Robert Friedman, Santa Monica real estate broker with The YF Group.

$54,900

Richard K. Robbins, real estate developer.

$50,000

Timothy Disney, movie director and chairman of the Board of Trustees at the California Institute of the Arts. Great nephew of Walt Disney.

$25,000

Kevin Huvane, chairman of Creative Artists Agency, a top Hollywood talent agency.

$25,000

Gwyneth Paltrow, CEO of Goop Inc., a wellness and lifestyle company founded by the actress and director.

$25,000

Frank Gehry, Santa Monica architect.

$25,000

Franci Neely, La Jolla philanthropist.

$25,000

Kathleen McGrath, co-CEO of Bad Robot Inc,

$25,000

Jeffrey Abrams, filmmaker and co-CEO of Bad Robot Inc with his spouse Kathleen McGrath.

$21,000

Ellen Gavin, screenwriter and producer from Los Angeles.