Organizations

Avantus

Related Organizations

Data about an organization is collected from a variety of government sources and there is no standardized name or common identifier across data sources. Digital Democracy experts make judgments about which entries are related, such as an organization that has various spellings or a corporation and its affiliates. Those relationships are used to determine financial contributions and advocacy on legislation. Below are the entities that Digital Democracy has linked to the organization above:

  • 8minuteenergy, if amended
  • 8minute Solar Energy
  • 8 MINUTE SOLAR
  • 8MINUTE SOLAR
  • 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES & AFFILIATED ENTITIES
  • 8 MINUTE ENERGY
  • 8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY LLC
  • 8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY, LLCTHOMAS BUTTGENBACH
  • 8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY LLC(THOMAS BUTTGENBACH)
  • 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC
  • 8MINUTEENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC
  • 8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY, LLC
  • 8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY, LLC(THOMAS BUTTGENBACH)
  • 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES
  • 8MINUTE ENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC
  • 8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY LLC(TOM BUTTGENBACH)

Lobbying Representations

This list shows when this lobbyist testified in a hearing, who they were representing and which bill was involved. The data covers 2015-18 and 2023-present.
Date
Lobbyist
Bill
Hearing
Testimony
March 26, 2025 Carlin Shelby SB 302 Revenue and Taxation Testimony Link

Bill Alignment

Bill Alignments represents this person's position on legislation and, where it applies, the organization they were representing. These positions are captured from in-person testimony and written positions that have been submitted to committees. The data covers 2015-18 and 2023-present.
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Financials

Below is a list of financial exchanges between this organization and receivers including campaign donations, gifts, independent expenditures or travel expenses.
Transaction Type:
Time Period:
Total org contributions to all receivers from All
$91,100
Giver Given By Receiver Transaction Type Date Amount
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Roderick Wright Candidate Donations Aug 21, 2012 $500
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Alex Padilla Candidate Donations Apr 12, 2013 $1,000
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Nancy Skinner Candidate Donations Dec 29, 2015 $1,000
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Nancy Skinner Candidate Donations Oct 6, 2016 $4,200
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES Patrick O'Donnell Candidate Donations Nov 3, 2016 $100
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Chris Holden Candidate Donations Apr 21, 2017 $1,000
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Kevin De Leon Candidate Donations Jun 20, 2017 $3,300
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Kevin De Leon Candidate Donations Jun 20, 2017 $700
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES Gavin Newsom Candidate Donations Sep 5, 2018 $5,000
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES Gavin Newsom Candidate Donations Sep 5, 2018 $5,000
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Henry Stern Candidate Donations Feb 19, 2019 $750
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Nancy Skinner Candidate Donations Feb 19, 2019 $750
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Scott Wiener Candidate Donations Feb 22, 2019 $750
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Tasha Boerner Candidate Donations Apr 6, 2019 $750
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Buffy Wicks Candidate Donations Apr 8, 2019 $750
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Cottie Petrie-Norris Candidate Donations Apr 8, 2019 $750
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Candidate Donations Apr 9, 2019 $750
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Anna Caballero Candidate Donations Apr 9, 2019 $750
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Christy Smith Candidate Donations Apr 18, 2019 $750
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Nancy Skinner Candidate Donations Jun 21, 2019 $500
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Henry Stern Candidate Donations Jun 21, 2019 $500
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Chad Mayes Candidate Donations Jun 26, 2019 $500
Avantus 8MINUTEENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Phillip Chen Candidate Donations Jun 26, 2019 $500
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Jordan Cunningham Candidate Donations Jun 27, 2019 $500
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC James Gallagher Candidate Donations Jun 28, 2019 $500
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Robert Rivas Candidate Donations Aug 26, 2019 $750
Avantus 8MINUTEENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Luz Rivas Candidate Donations Aug 26, 2019 $750
Avantus 8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY, LLC(THOMAS BUTTGENBACH) Mike McGuire Candidate Donations Aug 27, 2019 $750
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES Cristina Garcia Candidate Donations Aug 27, 2019 $750
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Lena Gonzalez Candidate Donations Aug 29, 2019 $750
Avantus 8MINUTE ENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Shannon Grove Candidate Donations Oct 3, 2019 $1,000
Avantus 8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC Robert Hertzberg Candidate Donations Nov 4, 2019 $7,800
Avantus 8minute Solar Energy John Laird Candidate Donations Sep 11, 2020 $1,000
Avantus 8minute Solar Energy David Chiu Candidate Donations Sep 11, 2020 $1,000
Avantus 8MINUTE SOLAR Chris Holden Candidate Donations Sep 11, 2020 $1,000
Avantus 8 MINUTE SOLAR Vince Fong Candidate Donations Sep 16, 2020 $1,000
Avantus 8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY, LLC Gavin Newsom Candidate Donations Oct 16, 2020 $10,000
Avantus 8minute Solar Energy Luz Rivas Candidate Donations Apr 23, 2021 $1,000
Avantus 8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY LLC(THOMAS BUTTGENBACH) Anthony Portantino Candidate Donations Apr 26, 2021 $1,000
Avantus 8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY, LLC(THOMAS BUTTGENBACH) Mike McGuire Candidate Donations May 1, 2021 $1,000
Avantus 8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY LLC(THOMAS BUTTGENBACH) Dave Min Candidate Donations Jul 20, 2021 $1,000
Avantus 8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY, LLC Monique Limón Candidate Donations Jul 20, 2021 $1,000
Avantus 8minute Solar Energy Chris Holden Candidate Donations Aug 24, 2021 $1,000
Avantus 8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY LLC(TOM BUTTGENBACH) Josh Becker Candidate Donations Sep 13, 2021 $1,000
Avantus 8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY, LLC Gavin Newsom Candidate Donations Nov 18, 2021 $2,600
Avantus 8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY, LLC Gavin Newsom Candidate Donations Nov 18, 2021 $22,400
Avantus 8MINUTE SOLAR ENERGY LLC(THOMAS BUTTGENBACH) Philip Ting Candidate Donations Jan 18, 2022 $1,000

Testimony

Session:
Preview image for SB 302 9MIN
Mar 26, 2025

SB 302

Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: environmental credits.