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Gracey A Van Der Mark

Assembly Member, State Assembly

Running in 2026: State Assembly Member District 72 (June 2) “Councilwoman/Business Owner” · State Assembly Member District 72 (November 3) “Councilwoman/Business Owner”

Form 700 statements

Statement	Filed	What it lists
2026 Candidate Assembly Member, State Assembly	2026-05-26	22 investments, 3 businesses & trusts, 4 real property, 1 income

Findings

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Filed 81 days after its due date (2026-03-06)

This candidate statement for Assembly Member was due 2026-03-06 and filed 2026-05-26.

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Campaign money: State Assembly Member District 72

$360,613itemized, 342 contributions

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

Plus $196,700 in 27 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).

Sutter County Republican Central Committee $100,000 2026-10-01 · Republican Party of Orange County (State Acct.) $40,000 2026-09-24 · Yuba County Republican Party $9,500 2026-10-08 · Charles Hughes for Assembly 2026 $5,900 2026-10-01 · Phillip Chen $5,900 2026-09-28 · David Tangipa for Assembly 2026 $5,900 2026-10-06 · Barbara Stovall $2,500 2026-09-22 · Western Agricultural Processors Assn PAC $2,500 2026-10-05 · Rena Donatelli $2,000 2026-09-24 · Yossie Hollander $2,000 2026-09-27

Where their outside money comes from

39%17%15%10%12%

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

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How it was spent: $306,041

Literature and mailings$84,292

Consultants$82,555

Other (described)$44,047

Postage and delivery$38,477

Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$31,221

Office expenses$11,374

Legal and accounting$10,888

Candidate travel and meals$1,536

Filing and ballot fees$951

Print ads$700

Largest payees: Gilliard Blanning & Associates, Inc. $47,317 Consultants · Monaco, Inc. $38,477 Postage and delivery · The Monaco Group $34,220 Literature and mailings · John Polk $29,286 Consultants · Wendy Warfield & Associates $19,874 Consultants · Chase Card Services $18,346 Candidate travel and meals · COPS Voter Guide $17,364 Literature and mailings · Prompt.IO, Inc. $16,340 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
Alexandra Macedo for Assembly 2026 Hilmar	Committee	$11,800
California New Car Dealers Association PAC Sacramento	Committee	$11,800
Huntington Beach Police Officers Assocation PAC Sacramento	Committee	$11,800
Robert Olson Real Estate · RD Olson Development · Newport Beach	Person	$11,800
Edwin Laird Retired · Retired · Huntington Beach	Person	$8,520
Joe Patterson for Assembly 2026 Wilton	Committee	$8,400
Carl DeMaio for State Assembly 2026 San Marcos	Committee	$6,900
Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs Political Action Committee Santa Ana	Committee	$5,900
California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) Political Action Committee Sacramento	Committee	$5,900
Juan Alanis for Assembly 2026 Hilmar	Committee	$5,900
New Majority PAC San Rafael	Committee	$5,900
Orange County Automobile Dealers Association PAC Los Angeles	Committee	$5,900
Orange County Professional Firefighters Assn. Local 3631 PAC Tustin	Committee	$5,900
Pechanga Band of Indians Temecula	Business/other	$5,900
Philip Morris USA Inc. and its Affiliates Sacramento	Business/other	$5,900

Committees: Gracey Van Der Mark for Assembly 2026. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$119,358spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Legislative Action PAC, sponsored by Legislative Action California general · latest report	for	$89,858
California Correctional Peace Officers Association Independent Expenditure Committee general · latest report	for	$29,500

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
California New Car Dealers Association PAC Group or PAC · Sacramento	$11,800	106
Alexandra Macedo for Assembly 2026 Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar	$11,800	19
Robert Olson Real Estate, RD Olson Development · Newport Beach	$11,800	2
Edwin Laird Retired, Retired · Huntington Beach	$8,520	4
Joe Patterson for Assembly 2026 Candidate or officeholder committee · Wilton	$8,400	14
Carl DeMaio for State Assembly 2026 Candidate or officeholder committee · San Marcos	$6,900	57
Brian Thienes Civil Engineer, Thienes Engineering · Huntington Beach	$5,900	5
Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs PAC Labor union · Santa Ana	$5,900	40
Juan Alanis for Assembly 2026 Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar	$5,900	14
Pechanga Band of Indians Tribal government · Temecula · registered lobbyist employer	$5,900	103
Southern California Edison Business · Rosemead	$5,900	28
California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) Political Action Committee Labor union · Sacramento	$5,900	17
Western Manufactured Housing Communities PAC Sponsor: Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association Group or PAC · Sacramento	$5,900	14
New Majority PAC Group or PAC · San Rafael	$5,900	9
Orange County Automobile Dealers Association PAC Group or PAC · Los Angeles	$5,900	8