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J. Cody Petterson
Board Member, Equalization Board
Running in 2026: Board of Equalization Member District 4 (June 2) “Equalization Boardmember Deputy”
Form 700 statements
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Candidate Board Member, Equalization Board | 2026-03-04 | 2 businesses & trusts |
Findings
None.
Campaign money: Board of Equalization Member District 4
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $9,800 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $32,670
Largest payees: Susterra, Inc. $16,500 Phone banks · Card Services Center $5,590 Internet and email · River City Business Services $4,458 Legal and accounting · The Primacy Group $1,806 Literature and mailings · Secretary of State $1,787 Filing and ballot fees · Codi Vierra $1,548 Staff travel and meals · ActBlue Technical Services $981 Office expenses
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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Petterson Not Employed · n/a · La Jolla | Person | $9,800 |
| Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, Sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $5,900 |
| Patricia Petterson Not Employed · n/a · San Diego | Person | $3,000 |
| California Federation of Teachers COPE Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $1,500 |
| Howard Zatkin Not Employed · n/a · La Jolla | Person | $1,500 |
| Ryan Petterson Administrator · Stanford University · San Diego | Person | $1,000 |
| Lili Wang Not Employed · n/a · La Jolla | Person | $1,000 |
| Ruth Perlin Not Employed · n/a · La Jolla | Person | $750 |
| Richard Barrera Labor Representative · California Nurses Association · San Diego | Person | $500 |
| Paul A Kelly Not Employed · n/a · Oceanside | Person | $500 |
| Tazheen Nizam Executive Director · CAIR San Diego · Vista | Person | $500 |
| Joel Perlin Owner · H.S. Perlin Co., Inc. · La Jolla | Person | $500 |
| William Powers Engineer · Powers Engineering · San Diego | Person | $500 |
| Barbara Sutera Not Employed · n/a · La Jolla | Person | $500 |
| Bart Ziegler Scientist · Samuel Lawrence Foundation · San Diego | Person | $500 |
Committees: Petterson for Board of Equalization 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 | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters Labor union · Sacramento | $5,900 | 41 | |
| California Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Sacramento | $1,500 | 52 | |
| Richard Barrera Labor Representative, California Nurses Association · San Diego | $500 | 4 | |
| Tazheen Nizam Executive Director, CAIR San Diego · Vista | $500 | 2 | |
| William Powers Engineer, Powers Engineering · San Diego | $500 | 2 | |
| Bart Ziegler President, Samuel Lawrence Foundation · San Diego | $500 | 4 | |
| Gregg Robinson Sociology Professor, Grossmont College · San Diego | $325 | 2 | |
| Joseph LaCava City Councilmember, City of San Diego · La Jolla | $250 | 2 | |
| Ahmad Nawabi Imam, Tri City Islamic Center · San Diego | $250 | 2 | |
| Sabrina Bazzo Meeting Planner, Sabrina Bazzo · San Diego | $250 | 2 | |
| Nicole Crosby Attorney, San Diego City Attorney · San Diego | $250 | 4 | |
| Khieem Jackson Not Employed, Not Employed · Temecula | $250 | 2 | |
| Murtaza Baxamusa Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs, District 1, County of San Diego · San Diego | $100 | 2 | |
| Monica Montgomery Steppe Supervisor, County of San Diego · San Diego | $100 | 4 | |
| Amardeep Shergill Attorney, Shergill Law Firm · Sacramento | $100 | 4 |