Context Travel payments · the statement
Lists $11,039.70 in travel paid by others (5 payments)
Largest: Vancouver and Victoria, Canada ($7,148.30, California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy), Berkeley, California ($1,441.70, California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy), Salt Lake City, California ($1,229.81, California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy). 5 of 5 are listed as gifts.
What to check- Who paid, and for what: speeches, conferences and nonprofit-paid travel are treated differently (Schedule E instructions).
- Whether the paying organizations have business before the office.
Travel: California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy $7,148 p.6Travel: California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy $1,442 p.6Travel: California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy $1,230 p.6
Rule: Travel paid by others
“Travel payments from third parties (not your employer).”Form 700 (2025/2026), Types of reportable interests ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Context Campaign money · the statement
3 sources on this statement also gave to their campaign
Listed here and among the campaign's contributors in Cal-Access: California Democratic Party ($9,061), California Democratic Party ($9,061), California Democratic Party ($9,061).
What to check- Context: a donor who is also an employer, client or gift-giver is public on both records.
- Whether the official later acted on matters involving them (votes, contracts, recusals).
Gifts: California Democratic Party p.2Gifts: California Democratic Party p.2Gifts: California Democratic Party p.4
Rule: Campaign donors also on the statement
How this rule works
Campaign money: Insurance Commissioner
$2,877,204itemized, 1,918 contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Plus $399,410 in 127 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).
California State Council of Laborers PAC Small Contributor Committee $19,600 2026-10-07 · Irving Azoff $9,800 2026-09-28 · California Defense Counsel PAC $9,800 2026-09-30 · California Mortgage Association PAC $9,800 2026-09-30 · Alexander Caruso $9,800 2026-10-08 · Marc Berman for Assembly 2026 $9,800 2026-09-28 · Jamie Siminoff $9,800 2026-09-23 · United Contractors PAC $9,800 2026-10-02 · P.W. Stephens Environmental, Inc. $9,500 2026-10-02 · Malcolm C. Handley $8,200 2026-10-04
Where their outside money comes from
47%20%17%11%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $2,994,542
Other (described)$1,290,293
TV and cable$805,020
Consultants$319,191
Legal and accounting$158,213
Fundraising events$124,157
Office expenses$93,448
Contributions to others$77,785
Polling$38,650
Literature and mailings$34,263
Filing and ballot fees$16,800
Largest payees: Screen Strategies Media $805,020 TV and cable · Ben Allen for Insurance Commissioner 2026 $765,512 Other (described) · Election Digest $150,000 Other (described) · Kully Hall, LLC dba KMM Strategies $130,943 Office expenses · Deane & Company $123,384 Legal and accounting · Samuel Liu $115,978 Candidate travel and meals · Chase Card Services $111,809 Other (described) · American Express $109,069 Other (described)
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 |
|---|
Election Digest
Torrance | Business/other | $60,000 |
California Real Estate PAC (CREPAC) - California Association of Realtors Small Contributor Committee
Los Angeles | Small contributor cmte | $39,000 |
First Foundation Bank
Irvine | Business/other | $24,521.91 |
Patty Quillin
Homemaker · n/a · Santa Cruz | Person | $23,900 |
California Professional Firefighters PAC Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $22,365.13 |
United Nurses Association of California/Union of Health Care Professionals PAC (UNAC PAC) Small Contributor Committee
Long Beach | Small contributor cmte | $21,900 |
Cecelia Assaf
Retired · n/a · Los Angeles | Person | $19,600 |
Jeff Assaf
Investment Advisor · Investment Consulting Group Advisors · Los Angeles | Person | $19,600 |
Dorian S. Berger
Attorney · Berger & Hipskind, LLP · Los Angeles | Person | $19,600 |
Bill Bloomfield
Retired · n/a · Park City | Person | $19,600 |
Susan Bloomfield
Retired · n/a · Park City | Person | $19,600 |
Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $19,600 |
California Jewish PAC
Los Angeles | Committee | $19,600 |
Joan Chu
Executive Director · Vision To Learn · Los Angeles | Person | $19,600 |
Nicole Mutchnik
Public Policy · Nicole Mutchnik · Beverly Hills | Person | $19,600 |
Committees: Ben Allen for Treasurer 2026, Ben Allen for Board of Equalization 2026, BEN ALLEN FOR SENATE 2014, FRIENDS OF BEN ALLEN FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2012, Ben Allen for Insurance Commissioner 2026, BEN ALLEN FOR SENATE 2018, Ben Allen Senate 2022 Officeholder Account, Ben Allen for Senate 2022, Californians for Housing Affordability, a Senator Allen, Senator Wiener and Assemblymember Lee Ballot Measure Committee. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.