洛杉矶的超级匹配计划自1990年起实施，6比1的匹配比例于2019年生效
2026年8月19日 美国东部时间下午2:24 / 福克斯新闻
作者：彼得·达布罗斯卡、路易斯·卡西亚诺
洛杉矶市长凯伦·巴斯因一段 viral 的竞选视频曝光其为连任竞选活动推销6比1比例的纳税人现金捐款匹配政策而面临审查。（图片来源：凯伦·巴斯洛杉矶账号 via X）
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民主党籍洛杉矶市长凯伦·巴斯因一则网络广告曝光其连任竞选活动的支持者捐款将获得纳税人资金匹配而遭到审查。
“您现在向我们竞选活动捐款比以往任何时候都更为重要，”巴斯在广告中对着领夹式麦克风说道，该广告发布在其竞选团队的X账号上，背景播放着欢快的音乐。
“让我解释一下，”她继续说道，“多亏了洛杉矶的超级匹配计划，洛杉矶居民的每一笔合格捐款都会获得市政府6比1的匹配。但初选结束后，我们必须一切从头再来，所以我们需要您赶紧提供可获得匹配的捐款，助力这场竞选活动。”
洛杉矶市长凯伦·巴斯出席2026年6月1日在加利福尼亚州洛杉矶鲍尔温希尔斯地区举办的“女性支持巴斯”电话拉票活动。（路易丝·巴恩斯利/ Splash新闻 为福克斯新闻数字频道拍摄）
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巴斯指出，捐赠5美元就相当于总捐款额达到35美元，而捐赠25美元则会变成175美元。
这番解释立刻引发了那些担忧纳税人资金被用作竞选捐款的人士的不满。
“这是一个他们为了中饱私囊、拉拢盟友并成功连任而设立的制度，”洛杉矶县共和党主席罗克珊·霍格在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时回应巴斯的视频说道。
“这就好比你还是个孩子的时候，拿着漂亮玩具球的孩子可以制定你们即将要玩的游戏的所有规则。这就是眼下的情况。”
但该制度完全合法。
“这就像人们抱怨加州选举舞弊时一样，根本不存在舞弊。一切都按照他们喜欢的方式写进了法规，”霍格说道。
洛杉矶远景（路透社/露西·尼科尔森）
“洛杉矶征收的几乎没有一分钱被用于合理的事务，”她继续说道，“资金流向无家可归问题，却加剧了无家可归现象。基本上这里没有任何事情是合理的，而这又是一件不合理的事。”
巴斯的竞选团队未回应福克斯新闻数字频道的置评请求。
尽管如此，批评人士仍在网上对这项自1990年代起就为市长候选人使用的计划表示愤怒。
“这太令人作呕了，”奥斯汀大学教授、作家迈克尔·谢伦贝格在回应巴斯的视频时说道。
“太离谱了，”特朗普政府官员理查德·格雷内尔打趣道。
“等等……现任洛杉矶市长正在寻求连任，她竟然可以用全市资金以6比1的比例为自己的竞选活动筹款？？？”前罗纳德·里根政府官员大卫·麦金托什难以置信地问道。
副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯在2022年12月11日洛杉矶直播中心举行的就职典礼上祝贺凯伦·巴斯宣誓就任市长。（弗雷德里克·J·布朗/法新社）
“这太有创意了，我敢肯定这完全合法，一点都不像共产主义，”洛杉矶活动人士托尼·穆恩讽刺道。
【最高法院推翻关于政党与候选人协调竞选支出的限制】
这项匹配计划自1990年起就适用于合格的市长候选人。
随着时间推移，匹配限额逐步提高，2019年现行的6比1匹配比例开始生效并沿用至今。
根据该市的竞选规则，合格候选人可以选择参与匹配计划，并且必须填写一份接受匹配资金的声明。
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要获得参与资格，候选人必须已经筹集到每位捐款者可匹配最高限额（257美元）的300倍资金，拥有至少100名捐款5美元或以上且居住在洛杉矶的捐赠者，拥有至少一名对手，并至少举办过一次市政厅会议或辩论。
所有获得匹配的捐款都必须来自洛杉矶居民。
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可获得匹配的合格捐款最高限额为257美元，经纳税人出资的6比1匹配后，单笔捐款总额可达1799美元。大选期间获得匹配的捐款总限额略高于150万美元。
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彼得·达布罗斯卡是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治记者。
Karen Bass ripped after viral video lays out taxpayer-funded match of campaign donations
Los Angeles’ super match program has been in effect since 1990, and the 6-to-1 ratio took effect in 2019
August 19, 2026 2:24pm EDT / Fox News
By Peter D’Abrosca, Louis Casiano
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing scrutiny after a viral campaign video shows her peddling 6-to-1 taxpayer cash match of donations to her reelection campaign. (Credit: KarenBassLA via X)
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Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing scrutiny after an online ad revealed that campaign contributions from supporters of her re-election bid would be matched by taxpayer dollars.
“Your donation to our campaign right now is more critical than ever before,” said Bass, speaking into a lapel microphone with upbeat music playing in the background of the ad, which was posted to her campaign’s X account.
“Let me explain,” she continued. “Thanks to LA’s super match program, every qualified donation from Los Angeles residents is matched 6-to-1 by the city. But after the primary, we had to start over from scratch, so we need you to rush your matching donation right now to help fuel this campaign.”
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass attends the Women for Bass phone bank event in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles, Calif., June 1, 2026.(Louise Barnsley/Splash for Fox News Digital)
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Bass noted that chipping in $5 would equate to a $35 total donation, while $25 would become $175.
The explanation immediately raised eyebrows for those concerned that taxpayer dollars are being used as campaign contributions.
“It’s a system they set up to enrich themselves and their friends and get themselves elected,” Roxanne Hoge, chairwoman of the Republican Party of Los Angeles County, told Fox News Digital in response to Bass’ video.
“It’s like when you’re a kid, and the kid with the fancy ball gets to make all the rules of the game you’re about to play. That’s what this is.”
But the system is perfectly legal.
“It’s much like when people complain about election fraud in California. It’s not fraud. Everything is codified just the way they like it,” said Hoge.
A view of Los Angeles(Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
“Almost none of the money that Los Angeles takes in is used for things that make sense,” she continued. “Money goes to homelessness and it increases homelessness. Basically, nothing makes sense here, and this is another thing that doesn’t make sense.”
Bass’ campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Still, critics raged online about a program that has been in use for mayoral candidates since the 1990s.
“This is grotesque,” author and University of Austin professor Michael Shellenberger said in response to the video of Bass.
“Outrageous,” quipped Richard Grenell, a Trump administration official.
“Hold your horses… The current Mayor of the City of LA, who is running for reelection, is allowed to take money from the city to fund her campaign at a 6 to 1 payout???” former Ronald Reagan official David McIntosh asked incredulously.
Vice President Kamala Harris congratulated Karen Bass after she was sworn in as mayor during her inauguration at LA Live in Los Angeles Dec. 11, 2022.(Frederic J. Brown/AFP)
“That’s so innovative, I’m sure this totally legit and not communist at all,” Los Angeles activist Tony Moon said sarcastically.
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The matching program has been in effect for qualified mayoral candidates since 1990.
Slowly over time, the match limit has increased, and, in 2019, the current 6-to-1 match took effect and has been in use since then.
Qualified candidates can choose to participate in the matching program and must fill out a statement of acceptance of matching funds, according to city campaign rules.
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To qualify, a candidate must have already raised 300 times the maximum matchable amount per contributor — $257 — have at least 100 donors who have contributed $5 or more and live in Los Angeles, have an opponent and hold at least one public town hall or debate.
All matched donations must come from Angelenos.
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The maximum allowable qualifying donation is $257, which, after the taxpayer-funded 6-to-1 match becomes $1,799. The total cap on matched donations is just over $1.5 million in the general election.
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Peter D’Abrosca is a politics reporter at Fox News Digital.
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