Context Campaign money · the statement
Put $10,000 of their own into the Governor campaign (87% of its money)
Itemized money to SARMIENTO FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CHRISTINE through Cal-Access reports in 2025-2026: $1,500 in contributions, of which $0 from the candidate, plus $10,000 in loans from the candidate.
What to check- Context, not a problem: candidates may fund their own campaigns.
- Loans can be repaid from later contributions (Cal-Access Schedule B).
Rule: Candidate's own money in the campaign
How this rule works
Campaign money: Governor
$1,500itemized, 2 contributions
$10,000from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
100%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $527
Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$320
Internet and email$201
Other (described)$6
Largest payees: UPRINTING $320 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · Bluehost $132 Internet and email · Anedot Inc. $69 Internet and email · GOOGLE $6 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 |
|---|
Harold Pham
Operation Supervisor · Roy Choi · Norwalk | Person | $1,000 |
Fariba Yengejeh
Public Health Nurse Supervisor · Los Angeles County- public Health Department · Pasadena | Person | $500 |
Committees: SARMIENTO FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CHRISTINE. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.