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David Penaloza

Assembly Member, State Assembly

Running in 2026: State Assembly Member District 68 (June 2) “Mayor Pro Tem” · State Assembly Member District 68 (November 3) “Councilmember/Dad/Businessman”

Form 700 statements

Statement	Filed	What it lists
2026 Candidate Assembly Member, State Assembly	2026-04-01	2 income, 2 gifts

Findings

Worth a look Gifts · the statement

Lists $1,966.02 in gifts from Alliance of California’s Farmers & Ranchers Community Fund in 2025; the limit from one source is $630

The statement lists 1 gift(s) from Alliance of California’s Farmers & Ranchers Community Fund dated in 2025, totalling $1,966.02. The gift limit from a single source was $630 for 2025 (Government Code 89503).

What to check

Whether part of it was returned, or paid back, in time to not count (the filer's comments often say).
Whether the gifts are from one source (a couple is two sources) or are of a kind the limit doesn't cover (family, wedding gifts and the like).
The FPPC's gift fact sheet and Regulation 18940.2 for the exceptions.

Gifts: Alliance of California’s Farmers & Ranchers Community Fund $1,966 2025-09-29 p.3

Rule: Gifts from one source over the yearly limit

“The gift limit increased to $630 for calendar years 2025 and 2026. The gift limit in calendar year 2024 was $590.”Form 700 (2025/2026), What's New ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Late or missing · the statement

Filed 26 days after its due date (2026-03-06)

This candidate statement for Assembly Member was due 2026-03-06 and filed 2026-04-01.

What to check

Whether the due date shown was extended, or the statement was filed on paper first.
The filing officer decides whether a late fine applies.

Rule: Filed after the due date

“The filing officer who retains originally-signed or electronically filed statements of economic interests may impose on an individual a fine for any statement that is filed late. The fine is $10 per”Form 700 (2025/2026), Late Filing ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Campaign money · the statement

1 source on this statement also gave to their campaign

Listed here and among the campaign's contributors in Cal-Access: Color Science, Inc ($1,000).

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).

Income: Color Science, Inc p.2

Rule: Campaign donors also on the statement

How this rule works

Campaign money: State Assembly Member District 68

$870,216itemized, 322 contributions

$150from the candidate (incl. loans)

Plus $138,300 in 31 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).

CREPAC California Real Estate PAC $11,800 2026-09-27 · California Teachers Assn for Better Citizenship $11,800 2026-10-07 · Buffy Wicks for Assembly $5,900 2026-10-07 · Building a Stronger Future for CA PAC $5,900 2026-10-09 · CALPAC-CA Medical Association $5,900 2026-09-23 · Lisa Calderon $5,900 2026-10-07 · California Apartment Assoc $5,900 2026-10-02 · California State Council of Laborers $5,900 2026-10-07 · Daly for Insurance Commissioner 2030 $5,900 2026-10-07 · Jesse Gabriel for Assembly 2026 $5,900 2026-10-10

Where their outside money comes from

11%17%32%25%10%

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

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How it was spent: $660,232

Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$252,012

Literature and mailings$246,219

Consultants$56,000

Polling$38,900

Fundraising events$30,392

Legal and accounting$15,482

Candidate travel and meals$3,904

Filing and ballot fees$3,572

Contributions to others$3,500

Internet and email$3,500

Largest payees: Overland Strategies LLC $378,771 Literature and mailings · Sextant Strategies & Research $38,900 Polling · RCBS $37,892 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · Cruz Control Consulting $30,392 Fundraising events · Kim Nguyen Penaloza $27,947 Candidate travel and meals · COGS South Signs $25,500 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · Pruitt $24,000 Consultants · PDI $20,266 Campaign paraphernalia, misc.

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
Assoc of CA School Adminstrators Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$23,600
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$17,700
PORAC Peace Officers Research Assoc of CA Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$16,800
PECG-PAC Professional Engineers in California Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$13,300
Anaheim Police Association Sacramento	Committee	$11,800
Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs PAC Santa Ana	Committee	$11,800
California Correctional Peace Officers Assoc Sacramento	Committee	$11,800
California Credit Union League PAC Sacramento	Committee	$11,800
California Dental Assoc Sacramento	Committee	$11,800
California New Car Dealers Assoc Sacramento	Committee	$11,800
CREPAC California Real Estate PAC Los Angeles	Small contributor cmte	$11,800
California Teachers Assn for Better Citizenship Burlingame	Small contributor cmte	$11,800
DaVita Federal Way	Business/other	$11,800
Edison International Rosemead	Business/other	$11,800
John Ferrone Attorney · Ferrone Law Group · Westlake Village	Person	$11,800

Committees: David Penaloza for Assembly 2026. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$6,473,232spent supporting them

$915,846spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
California Leads general · latest report	for	$1,394,952
California Leads primary · latest report	for	$1,216,962
GROW CALIFORNIA primary · latest report	for	$916,932
GROW CALIFORNIA general · latest report	for	$912,828
Working People United sponsored by SEIU California State Council primary · latest report	against	$595,891
Focused on Affordability, supporting David Penaloza for Assembly 2026 Fighting for Lower Prices, a coalition of California employers, insurance, energy, education, and health care providers general · latest report	for	$447,500
Focused on Affordability, supporting David Penaloza for Assembly 2026 Fighting for Lower Prices, a coalition of California employers, insurance, energy, education, and health care providers primary · latest report	for	$279,000
Focused on Affordability, supporting David Penaloza for Assembly 2026 Fighting for Lower Prices, a coalition of California employers, insurance, energy and health care providers primary · latest report	for	$239,450
Advance California, Sponsored by California Apartment Association primary · latest report	for	$185,563
Working People United Supporting Jessie Lopez for Assembly 2026 sponsored by SEIU California State Council general · latest report	against	$185,264
JOBSPAC, A BI-PARTISAN COALITION OF CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE primary · latest report	for	$155,224
Working People United sponsored by SEIU California State Council general · latest report	against	$134,691
DaVita Patient Protection Committee primary · latest report	for	$98,869
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC primary · latest report	for	$92,830
GOLDEN STATE FORWARD general · latest report	for	$79,396
Housing Providers for Responsible Solutions, sponsored by housing providers general · latest report	for	$70,366
California's Credit Unions Political Action Committee, Sponsored by California Credit Union League primary · latest report	for	$70,000
Families & Teachers United , sponsored by California Charter Schools Association Advocates primary · latest report	for	$61,689
Californians for High Quality and Affordable Health Care Political Action Committee, sponsored by California health plans general · latest report	for	$50,000
Brighter Future for All primary · latest report	for	$49,030
California's Credit Unions Political Action Committee, Sponsored by California Credit Union League general · latest report	for	$44,257
Keeping Californians Working, a Coalition of Insurance Agents, Energy, Education, and Health Care Providers primary · latest report	for	$31,530
Working Families for a Stronger California, Sponsored by LCCC PAC, A Bi-partisan Coalition of Municipal, County, Latino Appointed and Elected Leaders PAC primary · latest report	for	$31,226
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ORANGE COUNTY primary · latest report	for	$24,992
Housing Providers for Responsible Solutions, sponsored by housing providers primary · latest report	for	$16,890
Statewide California Coalition Political Action Committee, sponsored by nonprofits, business leaders, innovation companies, and civic organizations primary · latest report	for	$3,744

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
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Labor union · Sacramento	$17,700	3
Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs PAC Labor union · Santa Ana	$11,800	40
Santa Ana Police Officers Assoc Labor union · Santa Ana · registered lobbyist employer	$11,800	2
Western Manifactured Housing Communities Assoc Group or PAC · Sacramento	$11,800	3
California Credit Union League PAC Group or PAC · Ontario	$11,800	86
California New Car Dealers Assoc Group or PAC · Sacramento · registered lobbyist employer	$11,800	3
California Real Estate PAC Group or PAC · Los Angeles	$11,800	13
Edison International Business · Rosemead	$11,800	3
John Ferrone Attorney, Ferrone Law Group · Westlake Village	$11,800	2
Morongo Band of Mission Indians Tribal government · Banning · registered lobbyist employer	$11,800	65
Laborers International Union of North America Local 652 Labor union · Santa Ana	$11,800	3
Orange County Professional Firefighters Assoc Labor union · Tustin	$11,800	5
California Correctional Peace Officers Assoc Labor union · Sacramento · registered lobbyist employer	$11,800	3
Davita Business · Federal Way · registered lobbyist employer	$11,800	37
LA/OC Building & Construction Trades Council Labor union · Los Angeles	$11,800	2