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Celeste T. Rodriguez

Assembly Member, State Assembly

Running in 2026: State Assembly Member District 43 (June 2) “Assemblymember” · State Assembly Member District 43 (November 3) “Assemblymember”

In the Legislature

Assembly District 43 D · 4,006 floor votes this session, 27% not voting

Committees they vote in: Health · Higher Education · Human Services · Water, Parks and Wildlife

Bills they lead: 49 (20 became law) — AB 1129, AB 1299, AB 2160, AB 2195, AB 2251, AB 238, AB 2428, AB 2460, AB 49, AB 495, AB 542, AB 607 …

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.

BillTheir voteEmployers that lobbied on it, and what they gave
AB 221
Tribal Nation Grant Fund.		Aye
2025-09-08		Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation ($5,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,500 campaign) and 2 more
AB 52
Farmer equity: advisory committees.		Not voting
2026-01-26		Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians ($5,900 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,500 campaign) and 1 more
AB 1485
Property tax: documentary transfer tax: exemptions: Native American tribes.		Not voting
2026-01-29		Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians ($5,900 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign)
ACR 39
Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.		Not voting
2025-05-08		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation ($5,000 campaign)
SB 864
Tribal gaming: compact ratification.		Aye
2025-09-09		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation ($5,000 campaign)
SB 1105
Law enforcement.		Aye
2026-08-25		Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation ($5,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign)
AB 1776
Cartwright Act: violations.		Aye
2026-08-30		ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($5,900 campaign); WALMART INC. ($5,000 behested); Amazon.com Services LLC ($2,000 campaign); SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ($1,000 campaign) and 1 more
AB 831
Gambling: operation of a contest or sweepstakes.		Aye
2025-09-12		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,500 campaign); TWENTY-NINE PALMS BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($1,000 campaign) and 1 more
AB 1004
Tribal financial information: public records: exemption.		Aye
2025-09-04		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,500 campaign)
AB 1378
Child welfare services: prevention services: Indian tribes.		Aye
2025-09-10		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,500 campaign)
AB 977
California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001: California State University: burial sites: human remains.		Aye
2025-09-02		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,500 campaign)
AB 1824
Indian children: guardianship or conservatorship proceedings.		Aye
2026-08-25		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,500 campaign)
AB 1581
Pupils: data reporting: American Indian and Alaska Native pupils.		Aye
2026-08-28		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,500 campaign)
AB 1574
The Tribal Foster Care Prevention Program.		Not voting
2026-05-21		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,500 campaign)
AB 1592
California Indian Heritage Center support organization.		Not voting
2026-05-22		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,500 campaign)
AB 1841
State holidays: Native American Day.		Aye
2026-08-31		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,500 campaign)
AB 1769
Student transfer: tribal colleges.		Aye
2026-08-28		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,500 campaign)
SB 891
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Justice Program.		Aye
2026-08-25		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,500 campaign)
AB 2187
Public contracts: contracts for services.		Not voting
2026-05-22		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); TWENTY-NINE PALMS BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($1,000 campaign)
AB 2506
Cannabis: tribal-state agreements.		Not voting
2026-05-26		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); TWENTY-NINE PALMS BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($1,000 campaign)
AB 1018
Automated decision systems.		Aye
2025-06-02		WALMART INC. ($5,000 behested); AIRBNB, INC. ($4,000 campaign); AT&T Services Inc. and its Affiliates ($1,500 campaign)
AB 609
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: housing development projects.		Aye
2025-05-19		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); California Environmental Voters ($215 gifts)
SB 222
Residential heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC systems.		Aye
2026-08-24		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); California Environmental Voters ($215 gifts)
AB 130
Housing.		Aye
2025-06-30		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($138 gifts)
AB 131
Public Resources.		Aye
2025-03-20		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign)
AB 1393
California Gambling Control Commission.		Not voting
2025-04-10		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign)
AB 379
Crimes: prostitution.		Aye
2025-05-15		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign)
AB 77
Gaming Policy Advisory Committee.		Aye
2025-05-01		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign)
AB 515
Trial: statement of decision. 		Aye
2025-09-10		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign)
AB 817
Cold storage facilities.		Aye
2026-08-31		SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign)

Form 700 statements

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2025 Annual
Assembly Member, State Assembly		2026-02-061 real property, 20 gifts, 11 travel
2024 Annual
Assembly Member, State Assembly		2025-03-031 gifts, 1 travel

Findings

Context Behested payments

Of $39,500 paid at their request since 2024: 1 source ($5,000) is a registered lobbyist employer

Payments made at their request (Form 803) from sources that also appear in Cal-Access: Walmart ($5,000 to North Valley Caring Services; 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).
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

19 of their donors and benefactors lobbied on 168 bills they voted on

Employers that lobbied on bills they voted on (as their lobbying reports name the bills) and that gave $47,300 to their campaign, $516 in gifts reported by lobbying interests, $5,000 in payments at their request. Largest: ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($5,900); Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians ($5,900); WALMART INC. ($5,000); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($5,000); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000). They voted aye on 148 of the 168.

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

Context Travel payments · the statement

Lists $9,703.86 in travel paid by others (11 payments)

Largest: Portugal, various cities ($4,629.89, IdeateLABS), Denver, CO ($1,868.26, Early Edge California - Early Learning), Montgomery, AL ($1,029.38, *JK Irwin Foundation). 11 of 11 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: IdeateLABS $4,630 p.7Travel: Early Edge California - Early Learning $1,868 p.9Travel: *JK Irwin Foundation $1,029 p.8

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 Travel payments · the statement

Lists $5,033.25 in travel paid by others (1 payment)

Largest: Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland ($5,033.25, Women in California Leadership Foundation). 1 of 1 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: Women in California Leadership Foundation $5,033 p.3

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

Behested payments

What Celeste T. Rodriguez reported others paying at their request (FPPC Form 803) since 2024: $39,500 in 10 payments to 10 recipients. Officials report a source that pays $5,000 or more in a year; there is no limit.

Largest recipients: North Valley Caring Services $5,000 · Leah Quiroa $5,000 · Diana Paola Crespo-Munoz $5,000 · Damaris Lara $5,000 · Xochilt Diaz $5,000

Paid byTo, forAmount
Walmart
Bentonville · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor		North Valley Caring Services · Charitable donation of Gift Cards to assist victims of the 2025 CA wildfires.
Charitable · 2025-01-14		$5,000
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation
Long Beach		Leah Quiroa · Academic Scholarship
Charitable · 2025-07-15		$5,000
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation
Long Beach		Diana Paola Crespo-Munoz · Academic Scholarship
Charitable · 2025-07-15		$5,000
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation
Long Beach		Damaris Lara · Academic Scholarship
Charitable · 2026-07-22		$5,000
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation
Long Beach		Xochilt Diaz · Academic Scholarship
Charitable · 2026-07-22		$5,000
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento		Mazel Ceniza · Academic Scholarship
Charitable · 2025-08-04		$3,000
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento		Karla Cativo · Academic Scholarship
Charitable · 2025-08-04		$3,000
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento		Katherine Ambrocio · Minerva Scholarship recipient.
Charitable · 2026-08-04		$3,000
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento		Sheila Cruz Boch · Minerva Scholarship recipient.
Charitable · 2026-08-04		$3,000
Los Angeles County Legislative Delegation Foundation
Sacramento		Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Foundation · Academic Scholarship
Charitable · 2025-08-25		$2,500

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 Celeste T. Rodriguez since 2024: $718 across 11 items from 4 sources. Each amount is their share as the report gives it. Matched by name and office.

Reported byWhat, whenTo them
California Environmental Voters
$215 in all		Meal at Frank Fat's · 2025-06-18 · report$52.58
Staffer Meal at Frank Fat's · 2025-06-18 · report$52.58
Meal at Frank Fat's · 2025-05-21 · report$33.74
Staffer Meal at Frank Fat's · 2025-05-21 · report$33.74
Meal at Frank Fat's · 2025-03-19 · report$20.94
Staffer Meal at Frank Fat's · 2025-03-19 · report$20.94
California Correctional Peace Officers Association
$202 in all		Dinner at The Firehouse · 2025-03-10 · report$202.11
WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY (FKA WARNERMEDIA AND WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.)
$164 in all		FILM SCREENING at WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY · 2026-06-25 · report$74.56
SCREENING at WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY · 2025-07-10 · report$89.04
BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
$138 in all		MEAL at BARONA RESORT AND CASINO · 2025-02-28 · report$51.03
TRANSPORTATION at JABAL TRANSPORTATION, INC. · 2025-02-28 · report$87

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Campaign money: State Assembly Member District 43

$604,136itemized, 239 contributions
$282from the candidate (incl. loans)

Plus $29,100 in 6 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 2026-09-20 · California State Council of Laborers PAC Small Contributor Committee $5,900 2026-10-07 · United Nurses Associations of California / Union of Health Care Professionals PAC (UNAC PAC) Small Contributor Committee $5,900 2026-10-05 · California Real Estate PAC (CREPAC) Small Contributor Committee $2,000 2026-10-02 · Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians $2,000 2026-09-29 · AT&T Services Inc. and its Affiliates $1,500 2026-09-28

Where their outside money comes from

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

Plus $146,349 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $465,650

Other (described)$191,647
Fundraising events$86,908
Contributions to others$79,386
Legal and accounting$53,150
Filing and ballot fees$25,675
Consultants$12,500
Office expenses$11,460
Internet and email$1,538
Civic donations$1,400
Staff travel and meals$1,050

Largest payees: Celeste Rodriguez for Assembly 2026 $146,066 Other (described) · Bertolina & Barnato, Inc. $67,053 Fundraising events · Deane & Company $53,150 Legal and accounting · California Democratic Party $51,900 Contributions to others · American Express $35,007 Other (described) · Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder/County Clerk $24,400 Filing and ballot fees · The Strategy Group, LLC $19,670 Internet and email · The Ward Group, LLC $18,283 Fundraising events

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
Celeste Rodriguez for Assembly 2024
Sacramento		Committee$146,066.49
Association of California School Administrators PAC Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$11,800
Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters SCC
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$11,800
California Teachers Association/Association For Better Citizenship Small Contributor Committee
Burlingame		Small contributor cmte$11,800
Centene Management Company, LLC and its affiliate Health Net
Sacramento		Business/other$11,800
Laborers' International Union of North America Local 1309 PAC
Lakewood		Committee$11,800
Pechanga Band of Indians
Temecula		Business/other$11,800
Patty Quillin
Homemaker · n/a · Santa Cruz		Person$11,800
SEIU California State Council of Service Employees Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$11,800
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2015 State PAC Small Contributor Committee
Los Angeles		Small contributor cmte$11,800
Service Employees International Union Local 1000 Candidate PAC Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$11,800
Service Employees International Union Local 721, CTW, CLC State & Local Small Contributor Committee
Los Angeles		Small contributor cmte$11,800
CVS Health/CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Woonsocket		Business/other$8,900
State Building and Construction Trades Council of California PAC Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$8,000
California Nurses Association PAC (CNA-PAC) Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$7,500

Committees: Celeste Rodriguez for Assembly 2026, Celeste Rodriguez Legal Defense Fund, Celeste Rodriguez for Assembly 2024. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$8,929spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
Los Angeles County Democratic Party - Issues and Advocacy Committee
primary · latest report		for$3,964
Los Angeles County Democratic Party ? Issues and Advocacy Committee
primary · latest report		for$3,791
Los Angeles County Democratic Party ? State Candidate Committee
primary · latest report		for$1,175

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
Pechanga Band of Indians
Tribal government · Temecula · registered lobbyist employer		$11,800103
Patty Quillin
Homemaker, n/a · Santa Cruz		$11,80068
Association of California School Administrators PAC Small Contributor Committee
Group or PAC · Sacramento		$11,80038
Centene Management Company, LLC and its affiliate Health Net
Business · St. Louis		$11,80024
Laborers' International Union of North America Local 1309 PAC
Labor union · Lakewood		$11,80018
SEIU California State Council of Service Employees Small Contributor Committee
Labor union · Sacramento		$11,80015
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2015 State PAC Small Contributor Committee
Labor union · Los Angeles		$11,80018
Service Employees International Union Local 1000 Candidate PAC Small Contributor Committee
Labor union · Sacramento		$11,80030
Service Employees International Union Local 721 CTW, CLC State & Local Small Contributor Committee
Labor union · Los Angeles		$11,80010
Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters SCC
Labor union · Sacramento		$11,80014
California Teachers Association/Association For Better Citizenship Small Contributor Committee
Labor union · Burlingame		$11,80035
CVS Health/CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Business · Woonsocket		$8,90021
State Building and Construction Trades Council of California PAC Small Contributor Committee
Labor union · Sacramento		$8,00036
California Nurses Association PAC (CNA-PAC) Small Contributor Committee
Labor union · Sacramento		$7,50040
Olson Remcho, LLP
Business · Sacramento · registered lobbyist employer		$7,1192