Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has a new major donor to his California Recovery Team to thank: himself.

New campaign finance records show yesterday the governor wrote a check to his main ballot initiative committee for $1.25 million. Late last month, he gave the same amount to his allied committee in support of the redistricting initiative, Proposition 77. [UPDATE: A donation, as I was just reminded, that was returned]

Schwarzenegger’s move makes him one of the CRT’s biggest single contributors, ranking alongside heavy hitters like Central Valley developer (and San Diego Chargers owner) Alex Spanos ($2.5 million), Univision chairman Jerry Perenchio ($1.5 million), and DHL delivery founder William Robinson ($1.25 million in cash, another $147,000 worth of use of his private jet).

The governor’s contribution can be found in the middle of a flurry of new campaign donation records in recent days. His opponents are also busy bringing in the bucks. The committee organized by congressional Democrats to fight Prop 77, for example, has collected $323,500 this week. Another $390,000 to fight the measure was chipped in by legislative Democrats late Thursday. But Schwarzenegger’s fundraising team still seems to be the most proficient, with six-figure daily takes a now common occurrence.