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Eric Alegria

Senator, State Senate

Running in 2026: State Senate District 24 (June 2) “Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School Board Member”

Form 700 statements

Statement	Filed	What it lists
2026 Candidate Senator, State Senate	2026-02-28	2 businesses & trusts, 5 real property, 2 income

Findings

Context Campaign money · the statement

Put $75,000 of their own into the State Senate District 24 campaign (31% of its money)

Itemized money to Eric Alegria for State Senate 2026 through Cal-Access reports in 2025-2026: $167,067 in contributions, of which $0 from the candidate, plus $75,000 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 Senate District 24

$167,067itemized, 290 contributions

$75,000from the candidate (incl. loans)

Where their outside money comes from

85%

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

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How it was spent: $191,645

Literature and mailings$75,922

Legal and accounting$38,644

Internet and email$32,960

Consultants$30,000

Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$5,049

Fundraising events$3,980

Office expenses$3,805

Filing and ballot fees$1,286

Largest payees: The Strategy Group, LLC $103,786 Internet and email · Gould & Orellana LLC $40,744 Legal and accounting · Avila Team LLC $27,500 Consultants · Law Enforcement Voter Guide $9,300 Literature and mailings · ActBlue $3,980 Fundraising events · Stratton Consulting Inc. $2,500 Consultants · Card Service Center $2,499 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · Secretary of State $1,336 Filing and ballot fees

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
Patricia Alegria Retired · None · Yakima	Person	$11,800
Steven Alegria Retired · None · Yakima	Person	$11,800
Law Enforcement Voter Guide Inglewood	Committee	$9,300
Roger Lin Not Employed · None · Rancho Palos Verdes	Person	$5,900
Long Point Development, LLC dba Terranea Resort(Ralph Grippo) Rancho Palos Verdes	Business/other	$5,900
Jack Peterson Intern · NFL · New York	Person	$5,900
Paul Seo Lawyer · State of California · Rancho Palos Verdes	Person	$5,447.17
Brian Alegria Ag Executive · CPC International Apple Co. · Yakima	Person	$5,000
Clark Gustafson Not Employed · None · Palos Verdes Peninsula	Person	$3,000
Dunia Borrelli Homemaker · None · Rancho Palos Verdes	Person	$2,750
Jon Alegria President · CPC International Apple Co. · Yakima	Person	$2,500
Lora Alegria Retired · None · Yakima	Person	$2,500
Kathryn Christie Not Employed · None · Rancho Palos Verdes	Person	$2,500
Janet S. Crown Owner · Brewery X · Chicago	Person	$2,500
Steven Robinson Owner · Brewery X · Chicago	Person	$2,500

Committees: Eric Alegria for State Senate 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
Dunia Borrelli Homemaker, None · Rancho Palos Verdes	$2,750	2
Kathryn Christie Not Employed, n/a · Rancho Palos Verdes	$2,500	2
Steven Robinson Owner, Brewery X · Chicago	$2,500	4
Mike Gatto for Lt. Governor 2026 Candidate or officeholder committee · Encino	$2,000	6
Brad Culbertson Not Employed, None · Rancho Palos Verdes	$1,750	2
Cliff Numark for El Camino College Board 2022 Group or PAC · Redondo Beach	$1,500	3
Steve South President, EDCO · Poway	$1,250	6
Anthony Rendon for Treasurer 2026 Candidate or officeholder committee · Lakewood	$1,250	2
Kathy Bradford Not Employed, n/a · Rancho Palos Verdes	$1,100	4
Danielle Cendejas Partner, The Strategy Group · Rosemead	$1,060	5
Dency Nelson Retired, n/a · Hermosa Beach	$1,000	7
Gregory O'Brien Mediator/Arbitrator, ADR Services Inc. · Rancho Palos Verdes	$1,000	3
Phillip Chen Business Owner, Atlantic Plaza · Yorba Linda	$1,000	2
Douglas Bender Not Employed, n/a · Redondo Beach	$1,000	3
California Water Service Company Business · San Jose · registered lobbyist employer	$1,000	24