Campaign funding flooded into San Jose elections in 2022, making that cycle the most expensive in city history. A report compiled by transparency watchdog Maplight found mayoral candidates and individuals vying for five San Joes City Council seats raised more than $7 million collectively in 2022, an all-time high. That amount omits independent expenditures, which spent exorbitantly in the same elections. The Maplight report found a total of $7,021,227 was raised across every candidate running for all San Jose city offices in 2022. It also found that 16%, or about $1,123,396, came from special interest groups, like companies or political…<\/p>\n