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Elizabeth Wong Ahlers

Assembly Member, State Assembly

Running in 2026: State Assembly Member District 40 (June 2) “Business Owner”

Form 700 statements

Statement	Filed	What it lists
2026 Candidate Assembly Member, State Assembly	2026-02-23	No reportable interests

Findings

Context Campaign money · the statement

Put $135,084 of their own into the State Assembly Member District 40 campaign (64% of its money)

Itemized money to Elizabeth Ahlers for Senate 2024, Elizabeth Ahlers for Assembly 2026 through Cal-Access reports in 2025-2026: $137,079 in contributions, of which $61,084 from the candidate, plus $74,000 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: State Assembly Member District 40

$137,079itemized, 79 contributions

$135,084from the candidate (incl. loans)

Where their outside money comes from

92%

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

Plus $61,084 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $136,293

Consultants$36,000

Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$33,964

Other (described)$13,039

Returned contributions$11,800

Filing and ballot fees$10,686

Contributions to others$10,000

Staff salaries$6,741

Legal and accounting$5,577

Radio$3,395

Office expenses$3,093

Largest payees: 333 Solutions $29,000 Consultants · Wells Fargo Card Services $23,584 Meetings and appearances · Mellady Direct Marketing $15,604 Literature and mailings · Los Angeles County RCC $9,600 Filing and ballot fees · Bridgeview Press $6,204 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · Kar Yee Li $5,900 Returned contributions · Edwin Chung $5,900 Returned contributions · The KAL Group, Inc. $5,577 Legal and accounting

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
Elizabeth Ahlers Retired · Retired · Santa Clarita	Person	$61,083.68
Edwin Chung Engineer · Broadcom Corp · Yorba Linda	Person	$11,800
Grace Chung Retired · Retired · Yorba Linda	Person	$11,800
Rickie Miyake Retired · Retired · Temple City	Person	$6,200
Gilbert Mak Dentist · Dr. Gilbert K. Mak, DDS · Arcadia	Person	$5,900
Gehard Wiefferink Aircraft Mechanic · Clay Lacy Aviation · Santa Clarita	Person	$4,000
Los Angeles County RCC Norwalk	Business/other	$3,108.68
Jong Lee Attorney · Thompson Von Tunglen, APC · Stevenson Ranch	Person	$2,750
Sonia Lee Lawyer · Thompson Von Tungeln · Stevenson Ranch	Person	$2,750
Ryley Niemi CEO · NIMI Canvassing · Temecula	Person	$2,027.95
Victoria Ahlers Office Administrator · Tea Rose Garden · La Crescenta-Montrose	Person	$2,000
Harleen Grewal Dentist · Harleen Grewal, DDS · La Mirada	Person	$2,000
Carolyn Jung Retired · Retired · Cape Coral	Person	$2,000
Lance Camper Mfg. Corp. Lancaster	Business/other	$2,000
William Rex President & CEO · Lance Camper Co. · Santa Clarita	Person	$2,000

Committees: Elizabeth Ahlers for Senate 2024, Elizabeth Ahlers for Assembly 2026. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Elizabeth Ahlers Retired, Retired · Santa Clarita	$61,084	2
Edwin Chung Engineer, Broadcom Corp · Yorba Linda	$11,800	3
Rickie Miyake Retired, Retired · Temple City	$6,200	2
Sonia Lee Attorney, Thompson Von Tungeln · Stevenson Ranch	$2,750	9
Jong Lee Attorney, Thompson Von Tungeln, APC · Stevenson Ranch	$2,750	3
Celeste Greig Retired, Retired · Northridge	$600	8
Brent Payne Retired, Retired · Mission Viejo	$500	2
Grove for Board of Equalization 2026 Candidate or officeholder committee · San Rafael	$500	12
Intuit Business · San Diego · registered lobbyist employer	$330	25
Mark White Manager, GEM Mortgage · Valencia	$200	2
Marcus Hershey Retired, Retired · Santa Clarita	$200	3
Lisa Giordano Housewife, DBA: Lisa Giordano · Burbank	$200	2
Jeri Seratti Broadcaster, Khts · Valencia	$200	2
Fern Somoza Retired, Retired · Canoga Park	$150	4
Karen Haleen Retired, Retired · Santa Clarita	$150	4