Charles Munger Jr.: Meet the megadonor opposing Prop 50

In less than two weeks, California voters will decide in a special election whether to pass Proposition 50.

The ballot measure that would temporarily bypass the state’s independent redistricting mission to in favor of Democrats.

The special election was spearheaded by Governor Gavin Newsom and state Democrats in response to Texas Republicans redrawing their state’s maps — at the request of President Donald Trump to gain five more GOP seats ahead of the 2026 midterm election.

With early voting already underway millions of dollars have poured into both the “Yes” and “No” campaigns for Prop 50. Supporters hold over the opposition, according to reporting from the nonprofit newsroom CalMatters.

But one megadonor in particular has made up the overwhelming majority of funding opposing the bal