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: Farah Makras ($15,000).
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).
Gifts: Farah Makras p.104
Rule: Campaign donors also on the statement
How this rule works
Behested payments
What Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis reported others paying at their request (FPPC Form 803) since 2024: $18,000 in 6 payments to 6 recipients. Officials report a source that pays $5,000 or more in a year; there is no limit.
Largest recipients: Belen Aban $3,000 · Esmeralda Nuno Mora $3,000 · Camilla Rodriguez $3,000 · Evelia Cortez $3,000 · Cecilia Diaz Morales $3,000
| Paid by | To, for | Amount |
|---|
Women in California Leadership
Sac | Belen Aban · Minerva Scholarship for higher education
Charitable · 2024-07-29 | $3,000 |
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento | Esmeralda Nuno Mora · minerva scholarship, higher educaton scholarship
Charitable · 2024-07-29 | $3,000 |
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento | Camilla Rodriguez · Women in California Leadership, Minerva Scholarship
Charitable · 2025-08-04 | $3,000 |
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento | Evelia Cortez · Women in California Leadership Minerva Scholarship
Charitable · 2025-08-04 | $3,000 |
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento | Cecilia Diaz Morales · Minerva Scholarship Recipient
Charitable · 2026-08-04 | $3,000 |
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento | Alexandria Medina · Minerva Scholarship Recipient
Charitable · 2026-08-04 | $3,000 |
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.
Campaign money: Treasurer
$10,020,662itemized, 3,970 contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Plus $112,375 in 20 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).
Ajaib Bhadare $9,800 2026-09-30 · Dilraj Bhadare $9,800 2026-09-30 · Molly Flater $9,800 2026-09-30 · Cynthia J. Gallagher $9,800 2026-09-30 · William Gallagher $9,800 2026-09-30 · Nora Kutnerian $9,800 2026-10-07 · Louis Ratto $9,800 2026-09-30 · California Democratic Party $7,975 2026-10-01 · California State Council of Service Employees (SEIU) Small Contributor Committee $6,800 2026-09-22 · Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians $5,000 2026-10-05
Where their outside money comes from
57%21%11%9%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $572,689 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $16,724,063
Other (described)$15,296,916
Consultants$520,155
Legal and accounting$251,556
Office expenses$179,331
Contributions to others$169,550
Polling$119,500
Fundraising events$92,500
Literature and mailings$21,678
Phone banks$17,988
Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$15,237
Largest payees: Eleni Kounalakis for Treasurer 2026 $8,392,461 Other (described) · Polaris Campaigns, Inc. $6,250,000 Other (described) · Eleni Kounalakis for Treasurer 2030 $365,261 Other (described) · Bearstar Strategies, Inc. $250,618 Literature and mailings · Deane & Company $189,255 Legal and accounting · Bertolina & Barnato, Inc. $130,000 Fundraising events · Daily Consulting, LLC $126,000 Consultants · Aleksandra Reetz $100,065 Internet and email
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 |
|---|
Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis
Lieutenant Governor · State of California · Sacramento | Person | $572,141.68 |
United States Treasury
Washington | Business/other | $209,085.78 |
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.
Sherman Oaks | Business/other | $138,109.46 |
Tina Thomas
Attorney · Downey Brand, LLP · Sacramento | Person | $63,600 |
First Foundation Bank
Irvine | Business/other | $46,357.77 |
California Professional Firefighters PAC Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $39,200 |
California Teachers Association/Association For Better Citizenship Small Contributor Committee
Burlingame | Small contributor cmte | $39,200 |
Professional Engineers in California Government PECG PAC Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $39,200 |
United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $39,200 |
Association of California School Administrators PAC Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $38,800 |
California Federation of Teachers COPE Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $35,000 |
State Building and Construction Trades Council of California PAC Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $33,800 |
Building a Stronger California, Sponsored by Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters Small Contributor Committee
Los Angeles | Small contributor cmte | $32,400 |
Cal Fire Local 2881 PAC Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $32,400 |
California Association of Highway Patrolmen PAC Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $32,400 |
Committees: Eleni Kounalakis for Governor 2026, Eleni Kounalakis Ballot Measure Committee, Eleni Kounalakis for Treasurer 2026, Re-Elect Eleni Kounalakis for Lieutenant Governor 2022, Eleni Kounalakis for Lieutenant Governor 2018, Eleni Kounalakis for Treasurer 2030. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.