The Y Combinator CEO announced "Garry's List," a new big-money group spending and operating in races across the state.

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Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan launched "Garry's List," a 501(c)4 dark-money nonprofit aimed at influencing California politics through voter education, candidate support, and media operations. The group, co-founded with Sacramento lobbyist Shaudi Fulp and local organizer Forrest Liu, will spend on candidates and ballot measures while keeping donor identities largely private. Tan plans to expand his center-right political influence beyond San Francisco statewide, building on his previous involvement in local recall campaigns and his nearly $500,000 in political contributions since 2015. The organization joins a network of well-funded tech-backed political groups operating in California, including Grow California (funded with $10 million from crypto executives) and others like GrowSF and Neighbors for a Better San Francisco.

Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan launches dark-money group to influence California politics