Is It Really Worth $100 Million to be the Governor of California? 9.38K Adrian Chen 08/14/10 02:40PM Filed to: Purchases Purchases Meg Whitman Jerry Brown California eBay Valleywag eBay CEO Meg Whitman's quest to buy the California governor's seat continues. She just donated another $13 million to her own campaign, bringing her total contribution to $104 million. Her opponent, Jerry Brown, has spent less than $1 million.