Politicians raise money outside their districts

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

California's state legislators collect the vast majority of their campaign contributions from organizations and individuals outside the districts they represent, according to a study by the nonprofit organization Maplight.org.

The study, released today, analyzed the nearly $100 million in campaign cash raised for successful Assembly and Senate runs between Jan. 1, 2007 and March 17, 2010. It found that about 79 percent of those campaign contributions came from outside legislators' districts, while about 12 percent were donated from lawmakers' home turf. The geographic source of about 9 percent of contributions could not be determined.