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Anthony Rendon

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Running in 2026: Superintendent of Public Instruction (June 2) “Democracy Advocate/Educator”

Form 700 statements

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2026 Candidate
Superintendent of Public Instruction
2026-03-052 investments, 2 businesses & trusts, 4 real property, 2 income

Findings

None.

Campaign money: Superintendent of Public Instruction

$1,747,205itemized, 438 contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders

Plus $38,255 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $2,384,438

Transfers to their other committees$926,121
Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$587,162
Consultants$343,435
Other (described)$336,084
Legal and accounting$65,811
Polling$52,300
Office expenses$30,021
Civic donations$13,500
Contributions to others$12,800
Fundraising events$11,799

Largest payees: Anthony Rendon for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026 $801,121 Transfers to their other committees · MiQ Digital USA Inc. $552,000 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · Buying Time Media $175,946 Other (described) · Anthony Rendon for Treasurer 2026 $163,255 Transfers to their other committees · Chase Card Services $110,128 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · JSQ Group, LLC $95,711 Office expenses · Lisa Thompson $91,819 Staff travel and meals · SWAY DC $57,764 Consultants

Payments on their full reports (Form 460 Schedule E) covering 2025–2026, by the FPPC's expense codes; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.

Top contributorsTypeTotal
Faculty for our University's Future, a Committee Sponsored by the California Faculty Association Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$47,600
Dulce Kapuno
Accountant · Qiu Accountancy Corporation · Sierra Madre
Person$39,200
United Nurses Association of California/Union of Health Care Professionals PAC (UNAC PAC) Small Contributor Committee
Long Beach
Small contributor cmte$39,000
Anthony Rendon for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026
Long Beach
Business/other$38,254.86
California State Council of Laborers PAC
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$29,400
Samuel Qiu
Accountant · Qiu Accountancy Corporation · Pasadena
Person$29,400
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees - CA PEOPLE (AFSCME CA PEOPLE) Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$19,600
Ankur Bindal
Physician · KAB Medical Group, Inc. · Chula Vista
Person$19,600
Blue Shield
Sacramento
Business/other$19,600
Building A Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$19,600
John Griffith
Not Employed · Not Employed · Los Angeles
Person$19,600
Alevtina Michelson
Philanthropist · Alevtina Michelson · Los Angeles
Person$19,600
Gary Michelson
Philanthropist · Gary Michelson · Los Angeles
Person$19,600
Northern California Carpenters Regional Council POWER PAC
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$19,600
Northern California Carpenters Regional Council Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$19,600

Committees: Rendon for Assembly 2012, Rendon for Assembly 2014, Rendon Ballot Measure Committee to Keep California Competitive, Rendon for Assembly 2016, Rendon for Assembly 2018, Rendon for Assembly 2020, Anthony Rendon for Lieutenant Governor 2026, Rendon for Assembly 2022, Anthony Rendon for Treasurer 2026, Anthony Rendon Assembly 2022 Officeholder Account, Anthony Rendon for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$293,773spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
Nurses and Educators for Healthy CA Communities sponsored by SEIU California State Council
primary · latest report
for$293,773

Independent expenditures reported within 24 hours (Form 496), from 2025. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Faculty for our University's Future, a committee sponsored by the California Faculty Association Small Contributor Committee
Labor union · Sacramento
$47,60040
United Nurses Association of California/Union of Health Care Professionals PAC (UNAC PAC) Small Contributor Committee
Labor union · Long Beach
$39,00024
California State Council of Laborers PAC
Labor union · Sacramento
$29,40048
John Griffith
Not Employed, Not Employed · Los Angeles
$19,6003
Albert Young
Physician, Astrana Health · Monterey Park
$19,6007
Gary Michelson
Philanthropist, Gary Michelson · Los Angeles
$19,6002
Northern California Carpenters Regional Council POWER PAC
Labor union · Sacramento
$19,60015
Blue Shield
Business · Sacramento
$19,6002
Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
Labor union · Sacramento
$19,60041
Northern California Carpenters Regional Council Small Contributor Committee
Labor union · Sacramento
$19,60010
George Pla
President and CEO, Cordoba Corporation · Los Angeles
$19,6003
SEIU California State Council
Labor union · Sacramento
$19,60010
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees - CA People (AFSCME CA People) Small Contributor Committee
Labor union · Sacramento
$19,60039
Southern California District Council of Laborers PAC
Labor union · Long Beach
$19,60028
International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 13 PAC Small Contributor Committee
Labor union · San Pedro
$19,4009