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Ballot measure campaigns garner significant backing, and Ballotpedia has compiled the top influencers in support of and opposition to the highest-profile initiatives. Below are lists of those who influenced ballot measure campaigns in 2016, including individuals, corporations, unions, and other organizations.

Over 205 million residents were affected by the results of ballot measure elections in November.

Ballot measures often touch on hot-button issues. The 2016 ballot was not an exception; it included measures about marijuana, gun control, universal healthcare, minimum wage, and other controversial topics, as well as a referendum on California's first-in-the-nation, statewide plastic bag ban, an initiative for a new system of voting in Maine, and an initiative in California designed to require condoms to be used in pornographic films.

Alaska

See also: Alaska 2016 ballot measures

The following were Alaska ballot measure influencers in 2016:

• Alaska Conservation Voters
• New Venture Fund

Arizona

See also: Arizona 2016 ballot measures

The following were Arizona ballot measure influencers in 2016:

• Arizona Chamber of Commerce
• Brian Clymer
• Bruce Halle
• Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
• Dan Grubb
• Humane Society of the United States
• Living United for Change in Arizona
• Renee Parsons
• Robert Parsons
• The Fairness Project

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 2016 ballot measures

The following were Arkansas ballot measure influencers in 2016:

• Gayle Tutt
• Marijuana Policy Project

California

See also: California 2016 ballot measures

The following were California ballot measure influencers in 2016:

• AbbVie Inc.
• Advance Polybag, Inc.
• Adventist Health
• AHMC Healthcare
• AIDS Healthcare Foundation
• Alan Eustace
• Allergan USA Inc.
• Altria Group
• American Progressive Bag Alliance
• AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
• California Association of Realtors Issues Mobilization PAC
• California Building Industry Association Issues Committee
• California Correctional Peace Officers Association
• California Grocers Association
• California Health Foundation and Trust
• California Nurses Association PAC
• California Rifle and Pistol Association
• California Taxpayers and Educators Opposed to Sprawl and Developer Abuse
• Californians Against the Deceptive RX Proposition
• Californians Against Waste
• Californians for an Effective Legislature
• Californians for Lower Drug Prices
• Californians for Sensible Reform
• Charles Munger, Jr.
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles
• Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
• Coalition for Adequate School Housing Issues Committee
• Coalition for Civil Liberties
• Community College Facility Coalition
• Consumer Watchdog Campaign
• D.R. Horton
• Dignity Health
• Drug Policy Action
• Free Speech Coalition
• George Marcus
• Gilead Sciences Inc.
• Glaxosmithkline
• Gun Owners of California
• Healthy California
• Hilex Poly Co. LLC
• Humane Society of the United States
• ITG Brands LLC
• IUOE Local 12 (California)
• IUOE Local 3 (California)
• Johnson & Johnson
• Laborers Pacific Southwest Regional Organizing Coalition Issues PAC
• Laurene Powell Jobs
• League of Women Voters
• Let's Go Washington PAC (2024)
• Los Angeles Police Protective League
• Marijuana Policy Project
• Marsy's Law for All
• Memorial Care Health System
• Merck & Co. Inc.
• Monterey County Citizens for Energy Independence
• National Rifle Association
• Newsom for California Lieutenant Governor 2014
• Nicholas McKeown
• No on Prop 53 (California)
• No on Prop 66 (California)
• No on Prop. 64
• PACE of California School Employees Association PAC
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
• Philip Morris USA
• Protect Monterey County
• Proteus Action League
• R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
• Ralphs/Food 4 Less
• Reed Hastings
• Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
• Save the Bay
• SEIU Local 1000
• SEIU-UHW West
• Superbag Corporation
• Sutter Health
• T. Denny Sanford
• Valley Children's Healthcare
• Wicked Pictures
• Wicked Sensual Care
• Yes On 58, Californians For English Proficiency Sponsored By Teachers And Service Employees Organizations
• Yes on 67 (California)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 2016 ballot measures

The following were Colorado ballot measure influencers in 2016:

• Co-operate Colorado
• Humane Society of the United States
• Kaiser Permanente
• League of Women Voters
• Open Primaries
• The Fairness Project

Florida

See also: Florida 2016 ballot measures

The following were Florida ballot measure influencers in 2016:

• Carol Jenkins Barnett
• Conservatives for Energy Freedom
• Drug Free Florida Committee
• Drug Policy Action
• John Morgan (Florida)
• Mel Sembler
• People United for Medical Marijuana
• SACE Action Fund

Maine

See also: Maine 2016 ballot measures

The following were Maine ballot measure influencers in 2016:

• Maine Education Association
• Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
• Restaurateurs for a Strong Maine Economy
• The Fairness Project
• Chamberlain Project PAC
• Maine People's Alliance
• Mary Palmer
• Maine Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense Fund
• League of Women Voters
• Nicolas Hanauer
• National Rifle Association
• The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
• Humane Society of the United States
• Let's Go Washington PAC (2024)

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 2016 ballot measures

The following were Massachusetts ballot measure influencers in 2016:

• Abigail Johnson
• ASPCA
• Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
• Committee for Sustainable and Responsible Economic Development
• Horse Racing Jobs and Education Committee
• Humane Society of the United States
• Marijuana Policy Project
• Massachusetts SPCA
• Rene Ruiz
• Save Our Public Schools
• Strong Economy for Growth, Inc

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 2016 ballot measures

Missouri

See also: Missouri 2016 ballot measures

The following were Missouri ballot measure influencers in 2016:

• Alliance for Childhood Education
• Humane Society of the United States
• Reynolds American, Inc.
• The Fairness Project

Montana

See also: Montana 2016 ballot measures

The following were Montana ballot measure influencers in 2016:

• Coalition Against Legalizing Marijuana
• Erin Bolster
• Lenny Brown
• SEIU 775
• Steve Schmidt (Montana)
• L.D. Burnet
• Dorsey & Whitney LLP
• The Washington Companies
• Jeffrey Kushner
• The Fairness Project

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 2016 ballot measures

The following were Nebraska ballot measure influencers in 2016:

• Richard Holland
• Proteus Action League
• Equal Justice USA
• Judicial Crisis Network
• Joe Ricketts
• The Fairness Project

Nevada

See also: Nevada 2016 ballot measures

The following were Nevada ballot measure influencers in 2016:

• Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
• Rene Ruiz
• Las Vegas Sands Corporation
• Bennett Medical Services
• Nevadans for State Gun Rights
• MGM Resorts International
• Marijuana Policy Project
• Nicolas Hanauer
• National Rifle Association
• Let's Go Washington PAC (2024)

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 2016 ballot measures

The following were North Dakota ballot measure influencers in 2016:

• Altria Group
• OhFer Creative
• R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
• Tobacco Free North Dakota

Oregon

See also: Oregon 2016 ballot measures

The following were Oregon ballot measure influencers in 2016:

• Defend Oregon
• Humane Society of the United States
• Janet Webster
• Joan Gray
• John Gray (Oregon)
• Kaiser Permanente
• Our Oregon
• Ryan Finley
• SEIU Local 503 (Oregon)

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 2016 ballot measures

The following were South Dakota ballot measure influencers in 2016:

• Americans for Fairness
• Open Primaries
• Select Management Resources
• South Dakota Education Association
• South Dakota Farmers Union
• South Dakota First
• Takeitback.org

Washington

See also: Washington 2016 ballot measures

The following were Washington ballot measure influencers in 2016:

• Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
• Connie Ballmer
• David Thacher
• Every Voice
• Howard Behar
• Humane Society of the United States
• Let's Go Washington PAC (2024)
• National Rifle Association
• Nicolas Hanauer
• Northwest Pulp and Paper Association
• Paul Severino
• SEIU 775
• Steve Ballmer
• The Fairness Project
• William Clapp