Campaign money: State Senate District 4
$334,803itemized, 1,210 contributions
$80,000from the candidate (incl. loans)
Plus $18,825 in 9 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).
California State Council of Laborers PAC $5,900 2026-10-06 · Pipe Trades District Council #36 PAC $5,900 2026-10-09 · Kenneth Fowkes $2,500 2026-09-20 · Mary Anne Schmidt $1,025 2026-10-06 · Amador County Democratic Central Committee $1,000 2026-09-21 · Foremen's Union Local 94 PAC $1,000 2026-09-24 · National Union of Healthcare Workers Candidate Committee for Quality Patient Care and Union Democracy $1,000 2026-09-30 · Steven Hartman $500 2026-10-08
Where their outside money comes from
46%45%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $2,862 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $261,520
Staff salaries$45,867
Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$40,280
Consultants$32,019
Legal and accounting$26,075
Phone banks$22,699
Filing and ballot fees$18,244
Literature and mailings$15,136
Other (described)$13,980
Office expenses$12,574
Fundraising events$11,870
Largest payees: Marva Diaz Strategies, LLC $35,088 Office expenses · GrassrootsLab LLC $28,766 Internet and email · CJ & Associates, Inc. $23,556 Legal and accounting · Brian Eugeni $22,597 Staff salaries · California Campaign Signs $18,804 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · Bumperactive.com LLC $16,013 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · Nicole Hurtado $14,571 Staff salaries · RCBS Payroll Services $13,173 Staff salaries
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 |
|---|
California Teachers Association Association for Better Citizenship
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $15,000 |
United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $14,300 |
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees - CA People
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $11,800 |
North Valley Labor Federation
Oakland | Committee | $11,800 |
Operating Engineers 3 Statewide PAC
Concord | Small contributor cmte | $11,800 |
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 447
Sacramento | Committee | $11,800 |
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 447 - Federal
Sacramento | Business/other | $11,800 |
Ronald Brandon
Retired · Retired · Sonora | Person | $11,350 |
Faculty for our University's Future, a Committee Sponsored by the California Faculty Association
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $10,000 |
James Marty Snyder
Management · Communication Infrastructure Corp · Grimes | Person | $6,000 |
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees - Council 57 PAC
Norwalk | Committee | $5,900 |
Blue Mountain Minerals
Columbia | Business/other | $5,900 |
California State Council of Laborers PAC
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $5,900 |
Glenda Humiston
Administration · University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources · Novato | Person | $5,900 |
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers Local 549 PAC
Sacramento | Committee | $5,900 |
Committees: Committee to Elect Jaron Brandon for State Senate 2026. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.