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Avelino Valencia

Assembly Member, State Assembly

Running in 2026: State Senate District 34 (June 2) “California State Assemblymember” · State Senate District 34 (November 3) “California State Assemblymember”

In the Legislature

Assembly District 68 D · 4,006 floor votes this session, 8% not voting

Committees they vote in: Governmental Organization · Insurance · Banking and Finance · Military and Veterans Affairs · Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism

Bills they lead: 45 (29 became law) — AB 1029, AB 1180, AB 1288, AB 1303, AB 1398, AB 1495, AB 1579, AB 1619, AB 1650, AB 1948, AB 1956, AB 2194 …

Bills their donors lobbied on

Bills they voted on (latest floor vote) that were lobbied by employers that gave to their campaign, reported spending on them, or paid at their request: the largest first. A lobbying report names the bill, not the side the employer took.

Bill	Their vote	Employers that lobbied on it, and what they gave
AB 221 Tribal Nation Grant Fund.	Aye 2025-09-08	SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($11,900 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($11,400 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign) and 7 more
AB 1776 Cartwright Act: violations.	Aye 2026-08-30	ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($15,900 campaign); Amazon.com Services LLC ($8,900 campaign); Capital One Services LLC ($6,000 campaign); UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($5,900 campaign) and 9 more
AB 831 Gambling: operation of a contest or sweepstakes.	Aye 2025-09-12	MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($11,400 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); TWENTY-NINE PALMS BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($5,900 campaign) and 7 more
AB 1018 Automated decision systems.	Not voting 2025-06-02	AIRBNB, INC. ($9,900 campaign); AT&T Services Inc. and its Affiliates ($7,500 campaign); UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($5,900 campaign); ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY ($4,750 campaign) and 11 more
AB 1581 Pupils: data reporting: American Indian and Alaska Native pupils.	Aye 2026-08-28	MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($11,400 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); RANCHO SANTIAGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT ($7,537 behested) and 3 more
AB 1004 Tribal financial information: public records: exemption.	Aye 2025-09-04	MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($11,400 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS ($5,533 campaign) and 2 more
AB 1378 Child welfare services: prevention services: Indian tribes.	Aye 2025-09-10	MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($11,400 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS ($5,533 campaign) and 2 more
AB 1574 The Tribal Foster Care Prevention Program.	Aye 2026-05-21	MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($11,400 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS ($5,533 campaign) and 2 more
AB 52 Farmer equity: advisory committees.	Aye 2026-01-26	MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($11,400 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($5,000 campaign) and 1 more
AB 1824 Indian children: guardianship or conservatorship proceedings.	Aye 2026-08-25	MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($11,400 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS ($5,533 campaign)
AB 1592 California Indian Heritage Center support organization.	Aye 2026-05-22	MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($11,400 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); SCOTTS VALLEY BAND OF POMO INDIANS ($3,000 campaign)
SB 891 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Justice Program.	Aye 2026-08-25	MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($11,400 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); SCOTTS VALLEY BAND OF POMO INDIANS ($3,000 campaign)
AB 1485 Property tax: documentary transfer tax: exemptions: Native American tribes.	Not voting 2026-01-29	Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS ($5,533 campaign); AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS ($4,000 campaign) and 1 more
AB 1609 Customer service chatbots.	Aye 2026-08-31	Amazon.com Services LLC ($8,900 campaign); AT&T Services Inc. and its Affiliates ($7,500 campaign); Capital One Services LLC ($6,000 campaign); UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($5,900 campaign) and 1 more
AB 1841 State holidays: Native American Day.	Aye 2026-08-31	MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($11,400 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); YUHAAVIATAM OF SAN MANUEL NATION (FKA SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS) ($46 gifts)
AB 977 California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001: California State University: burial sites: human remains.	Aye 2025-09-02	MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($11,400 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign)
AB 1769 Student transfer: tribal colleges.	Aye 2026-08-28	MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($11,400 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign)
AB 609 California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: housing development projects.	Aye 2025-05-19	Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS ($5,533 campaign); ELEVATE CALIFORNIA ($5,000 behested)
SB 690 Crimes: invasion of privacy.	Aye 2026-08-28	Amazon.com Services LLC ($8,900 campaign); Capital One Services LLC ($6,000 campaign); ELEVATE CALIFORNIA ($5,000 behested); MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL, INC. ($2,500 campaign) and 2 more
AB 1246 Alcoholic beverages: distilled spirits.	Aye 2025-09-13	ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($15,900 campaign); E & J GALLO WINERY ($5,900 campaign); Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC ($5,000 campaign)
AB 342 Alcoholic beverages: hours of sale: hospitality zones.	Not voting 2025-06-03	ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($15,900 campaign); UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($5,900 campaign); ELEVATE CALIFORNIA ($5,000 behested)
ACR 39 Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.	Aye 2025-05-08	Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation ($7,500 campaign)
SB 864 Tribal gaming: compact ratification.	Aye 2025-09-09	Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation ($7,500 campaign)
SB 1105 Law enforcement.	Not voting 2026-08-25	Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation ($7,500 campaign)
AB 2564 Surveillance pricing.	Aye 2026-05-27	Amazon.com Services LLC ($8,900 campaign); AT&T Services Inc. and its Affiliates ($7,500 campaign); UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($5,900 campaign); DoorDash, Inc. ($2,000 campaign)
AB 2187 Public contracts: contracts for services.	Aye 2026-05-22	Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); TWENTY-NINE PALMS BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($5,900 campaign); YUHAAVIATAM OF SAN MANUEL NATION (FKA SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS) ($46 gifts)
AB 2506 Cannabis: tribal-state agreements.	Aye 2026-05-26	Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); TWENTY-NINE PALMS BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($5,900 campaign)
AB 130 Housing.	Aye 2025-06-30	Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($5,000 campaign)
AB 1641 Postsecondary education: segments: tribal colleges and universities.	Aye 2026-08-27	Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS ($4,000 campaign)
AB 2173 Tribal gaming: compact ratification.	Aye 2026-08-27	Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($8,000 campaign); AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS ($4,000 campaign)

Form 700 statements

Statement	Filed	What it lists
2025 Annual Assembly Member, State Assembly	2026-02-23	No reportable interests
2024 Annual Assembly Member, State Assembly	2025-02-28	No reportable interests

Findings

Context Behested payments

Of $97,305 paid at their request since 2024: 5 sources ($35,037) are registered lobbyist employers

Payments made at their request (Form 803) from sources that also appear in Cal-Access: California Chamber of Commerce ($10,000 to The Rivercats Foundation; lobbyist employer); Rancho Santiago Community College District ($7,537 to Friends of Families; lobbyist employer); California Apartment Association ($7,500 to River Cats Foundation, Inc.; lobbyist employer); California Correctional Peace Officers Association ($5,000 to The River Cats Foundation; lobbyist employer); Elevate California ($5,000 to River Cats Foundation, Inc.; lobbyist employer).

What to check

Context: behested payments are legal and public; this puts two public records side by side.
Whether the official later acted on matters involving these sources.
The full Form 803 reports (available from the FPPC on request).

California Chamber of Commerce paid $10,000 to The Rivercats Foundation · registered lobbyist employer
Rancho Santiago Community College District paid $7,537 to Friends of Families · registered lobbyist employer
California Apartment Association paid $7,500 to River Cats Foundation, Inc. · registered lobbyist employer
California Correctional Peace Officers Association paid $5,000 to The River Cats Foundation · registered lobbyist employer
Elevate California paid $5,000 to River Cats Foundation, Inc. · registered lobbyist employer

Rule: Behested payments from donors or lobbyist employers

“Unlike gifts and contributions, there are no limits on the amount of payments an official may behest.”FPPC, Reporting Behested Payments – Form 803 ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Lobbying

62 of their donors and benefactors lobbied on 378 bills they voted on

Employers that lobbied on bills they voted on (as their lobbying reports name the bills) and that gave $276,883 to their campaign, $46 in gifts reported by lobbying interests, $12,537 in payments at their request. Largest: OPORTUN, INC. ($21,800); ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($15,900); SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($11,900); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($11,400); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000). They voted aye on 329 of the 378.

What to check

Context: lobbying a bill and funding a member are both legal and public.
A report names the bills an employer lobbied on, not which side it took: read the bill and the employer's position before drawing anything from a vote.
The bills on their page, sorted by how much these interests gave.

Rule: Bills their donors lobbied on

How this rule works

Behested payments

What Avelino Valencia reported others paying at their request (FPPC Form 803) since 2024: $97,305 in 14 payments to 10 recipients. Officials report a source that pays $5,000 or more in a year; there is no limit.

Largest recipients: Katella Knights Athletic Booster Club Inc. $24,268 · River Cats Foundation, Inc. $22,500 · The Rivercats Foundation $10,000 · Friends of Families $7,537 · Monserrat Coria $6,500

Paid by	To, for	Amount
River Cats Foundation, Inc. Sacramento	Katella Knights Athletic Booster Club Inc. · Legislative All-Star Game proceeds Charitable · 2025-12-19	$24,268
Rancho Santiago Community College District Santa Ana · registered lobbyist employer	Friends of Families · Community event to distribute turkeys, canned food, diapers, and legislative resources. Charitable · 2024-11-15	$7,537
California Apartment Association Sacramento · registered lobbyist employer	River Cats Foundation, Inc. · Monetary donation to support the annual charitable Legislative Softball Game Charitable · 2025-12-05	$7,500
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation Los Angeles	Monserrat Coria · Academic Scholarship Charitable · 2024-07-23	$6,500
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation Los Angeles	Danixa Hernandez Alvarez · Academic Scholarship Charitable · 2024-07-23	$6,500
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation Long Beach	Joscelyn Briseno · Academic Scholarship Charitable · 2025-07-15	$5,000
California Correctional Peace Officers Association Sacramento · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	The River Cats Foundation · Bi-Partisan Legislative All-Star Game Charitable · 2025-07-30	$5,000
California Chamber of Commerce Sacramento · registered lobbyist employer	The Rivercats Foundation · Bi-Partisan Legislative All-Star Game Charitable · 2025-09-04	$5,000
Elevate California San Francisco · registered lobbyist employer	River Cats Foundation, Inc. · Monetary donation to support the annual charitable Legislative Softball Game Charitable · 2025-09-04	$5,000
Rivian Palo Alto	River Cats Foundation, Inc. · Monetary donation to support the annual charitable Legislative Softball Game Charitable · 2025-12-09	$5,000
California Issues Forum Sacramento	River Cats Foundation, Inc. · Monetary donation to support the annual charitable Legislative Softball Game Charitable · 2025-10-23	$5,000
Meta Menlo Park	Catholic Charities Orange County · Monetary donation to support the operation gobble where legislative work was conducted. Charitable · 2025-11-19	$5,000
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation Long Beach	Ashley Mendiola · Academic Scholarship Charitable · 2026-07-22	$5,000
California Chamber of Commerce Sacramento · registered lobbyist employer	The Rivercats Foundation · Bi-Partisan Legislative All-Star Game Charitable · 2026-08-25	$5,000

From the FPPC's Form 803 data (search and download). “Campaign donor” links to a donor who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.

Reported by lobbying interests

What lobbyist employers, lobbyists and lobbying firms told the Secretary of State they spent on Avelino Valencia since 2024: $46 across 1 item from 1 source. Each amount is their share as the report gives it. Matched by name and office.

Reported by	What, when	To them
YUHAAVIATAM OF SAN MANUEL NATION (FKA SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS) $46 in all	FOOD at AIONA · 2026-06-22 · report	$46.07

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Campaign money: State Senate District 34

$2,718,334itemized, 741 contributions

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

Plus $84,700 in 21 contributions reported within 24 hours since their latest full report, which ends 2026-09-19: not yet in the totals above (they'll move into them, not be added twice, when the next full report comes in).

Service Employees International Union Local 1000 Candidate PAC Small Contributor Committee $11,800 2026-09-23 · California Society of Anesthesiologists PAC $10,000 2026-09-28 · Comcast Financial Agency Corporation $10,000 2026-09-24 · California Rice Industry Association PAC $5,900 2026-10-06 · California State Council of Laborers PAC Small Contributor Committee $5,900 2026-10-07 · United Nurses Association of California / Union of Health Care Professionals PAC (UNAC PAC) Small Contributor Committee $5,900 2026-10-06 · Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians $5,900 2026-09-30 · CALPAC - California Medical Association PAC $4,300 2026-09-22 · Professional Engineers in California Government PECG PAC Small Contributor Committee $3,000 2026-10-06 · Calpine Corporation $2,500 2026-10-06

Where their outside money comes from

35%33%17%

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

Plus $573,670 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $2,586,304

Other (described)$1,592,503

Contributions to others$373,450

Fundraising events$223,504

Legal and accounting$111,131

Consultants$83,550

Civic donations$54,124

Office expenses$44,345

Literature and mailings$28,593

Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$27,537

Staff salaries$15,000

Largest payees: American Express $795,163 Staff travel and meals · Avelino Valencia for State Assembly 2026 $573,164 Other (described) · Overland Strategies, LLC $308,245 Postage and delivery · Pruitt, LLC $184,030 Fundraising events · Deane & Company $104,571 Legal and accounting · California Democratic Party $100,490 Office expenses · Democratic Party of Orange County $96,300 Contributions to others · Friends of Ida Obeso-Martinez for Assembly 2026 $25,000 Contributions to others

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 contributors	Type	Total
Avelino Valencia for State Assembly 2024 Sacramento	Committee	$573,164.29
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America California Initiative Fund Sacramento	Committee	$65,000
Disneyland Worldwide Services, Inc. Lake Buena Vista	Business/other	$60,769.14
California Statewide Law Enforcement Association Issues Committee Sacramento	Committee	$60,000
Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Los Angeles	Business/other	$48,900
California Apartment Association Issues Committee Sacramento	Committee	$42,000
Association of California School Administrators PAC Small Contributor Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$31,100
Faculty for our University's Future, a committee sponsored by the California Faculty Association Small Contributor Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$29,300
PG&E Corporation Oakland	Business/other	$29,300
Blue Shield of California Oakland	Business/other	$28,400
California Correctional Peace Officers Association Truth in American Government Fund Sacramento	Committee	$26,000
Peace Officers Research Association of California PAC (PORAC PAC) Small Contributor Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$23,600
SEIU California State Council of Service Employees Small Contributor Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$23,600
Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians Santa Ynez	Business/other	$23,000
Edison International and Affiliated Entities/Southern California Edison Rosemead	Business/other	$21,800

Committees: Avelino Valencia for State Assembly 2026, Avelino Valencia for Senate 2026, Golden State of Mind: An Avelino Valencia Ballot Measure Committee, Avelino Valencia for State Assembly 2024, Avelino Valencia for Assembly 2022. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$192,572spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
PEOPLE FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE OF THE YUHAAVIATAM OF SAN MANUEL NATION primary · latest report	for	$83,023
California Leads primary · latest report	for	$72,570
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC primary · latest report	for	$22,122
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ORANGE COUNTY primary · latest report	for	$11,595
Statewide California Coalition Political Action Committee, sponsored by nonprofits, business leaders, innovation companies, and civic organizations primary · latest report	for	$3,261

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.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Avelino Valencia for State Assembly 2024 Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento	$573,164	4
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America California Initiative Fund Group or PAC · Sacramento	$65,000	13
California Statewide Law Enforcement Association Issues Committee Group or PAC · Sacramento	$60,000	3
Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Tribal government · Los Angeles	$48,900	55
California Apartment Association Issues Committee Group or PAC · Sacramento	$42,000	2
Association of California School Administrators PAC Small Contributor Committee Group or PAC · Sacramento	$31,100	38
Faculty for our University's Future, a committee sponsored by the California Faculty Association Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Sacramento	$29,300	40
PG&E Corporation Business · Oakland	$29,300	42
Blue Shield of California Business · Oakland · registered lobbyist employer	$28,400	59
California Correctional Peace Officers Association Truth in American Government Fund Labor union · Sacramento	$26,000	7
Peace Officers Research Association of California PAC (PORAC PAC) Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Sacramento	$23,600	23
SEIU California State Council of Service Employees Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Sacramento	$23,600	15
Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians Tribal government · Santa Ynez	$23,000	39
Edison International and Affiliated Entities/Southern California Edison Business · Rosemead	$21,800	21
Oportun, Inc. Business · San Mateo · registered lobbyist employer	$21,800	15