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David R Couch
Assembly Member, State Assembly
Running in 2026: State Assembly Member District 32 (June 2) “Kern County Supervisor” · State Assembly Member District 32 (November 3) “Kern County Supervisor”
Form 700 statements
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Candidate Assembly Member, State Assembly | 2026-03-06 | 7 investments, 6 income |
Findings
None.
Campaign money: State Assembly Member District 32
Plus $24,200 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).
California Real Estate Political Action Committee (CREPAC) - California Association of Realtors $11,800 2026-09-30 · David Tangipa for Assembly 2026 $5,900 2026-09-25 · CALPAC - California Medical Association PAC $3,000 2026-09-25 · California Chamber of Commerce PAC AKA ChamberPAC $1,500 2026-10-08 · California Water Service Company $1,000 2026-10-02 · Californians Allied for Patient Protection PAC (CAPP PAC) $1,000 2026-10-02
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $7,500 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $181,084
Largest payees: Pacific Campaign Solutions, LLC $44,782 Internet and email · Wendy Warfield & Associates $13,557 Consultants · Discover $12,240 Meetings and appearances · Landslide Communications $10,320 Independent expenditures · Kern County Young Republicans Voting Guide $10,000 Literature and mailings · Reform California Voter Guide $9,000 Literature and mailings · The KAL Group, Inc. $6,846 Legal and accounting · Saul Ayon for Assembly 2026 $5,900 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 |
|---|---|---|
| California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) Political Action Committee Sacramento | Committee | $11,800 |
| California Real Estate Political Action Committee (CREPAC) - California Association of Realtors Los Angeles | Small contributor cmte | $11,800 |
| Southern California Edison Tulare | Business/other | $11,800 |
| Kern County Fire Fighters Union Local 1301 Political Action Committee Sacramento | Committee | $9,300 |
| David Couch For Supervisor 2024 Bakersfield | Committee | $7,500 |
| Acharya Ventures Bakersfield | Business/other | $5,900 |
| Associated Builders & Contractors Central California PAC Bakersfield | Committee | $5,900 |
| Hall Ambulance Service, Inc. Bakersfield | Business/other | $5,900 |
| Healthy Valley Management Services LLC Bakersfield | Business/other | $5,900 |
| Kern Psychiatric Health and Wellness Center Inc. Bakersfield | Business/other | $5,900 |
| Manohara Investments Bakersfield | Business/other | $5,900 |
| Barbara Marshall Retired · Retired · Bakersfield | Person | $5,900 |
| Personal Insurance Federation of CA Agents & Employees PAC Sacramento | Committee | $5,900 |
| Philip Morris USA Inc. and its Affiliates Sacramento | Business/other | $5,900 |
| Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians Oakhurst | Business/other | $5,900 |
Committees: David Couch for Senate 2026, David Couch For Assembly 2026. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.
Outside spending for and against them
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| California Correctional Peace Officers Association Local Political Action Committee primary · latest report | for | $40,000 |
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.