California Governor Gavin Newsom is betting his political future on a controversial ballot measure that would redraw the state’s congressional maps to favor Democrats. A coalition of super wealthy and working people is giving him a big financial advantage.

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The Proposition 50 statewide congressional redistricting measure on the Nov. 4 ballot is gaining strong support from California voters who are showing unusual awareness about it for an off-year special election, according to a new poll Thursday.

Munger, a multi-millionaire good-government philanthropist who backed 2008 and 2010 initiatives that established California’s independent redistricting process, has contributed $32 million this year to defend that system. His committee, Protect Voters First, was created soon after Newsom moved to put Prop 50 on the ballot.

About 60% of likely voters in California support Proposition 50, Democrats' redistricting proposal that would change the state's congressional districts.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 25: Early in-person voting begins for California Proposition 50 in Los Angeles, California, United States on October 25, 2025. (Photo by Grace Hie Yoon/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) has survived multiple redistricting efforts. The 72-year-old, who represents part of Southern California’s Inland Empire, is the longest-serving Republican in the state’s congressional delegation.