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John M Erickson

Senator, State Senate

Running in 2026: State Senate District 24 (June 2) “Councilmember/Community Organizer” · State Senate District 24 (November 3) “Councilmember”

Form 700 statements

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2026 Candidate
Senator, State Senate
2026-06-28No reportable interests

Findings

Worth a look Late or missing · the statement

Filed 114 days after its due date (2026-03-06)

This candidate statement for Senator was due 2026-03-06 and filed 2026-06-28.

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Campaign money: State Senate District 24

$1,356,563itemized, 982 contributions
$150from the candidate (incl. loans)

Plus $143,300 in 36 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).

Association of California School Administrators PAC (ACSA PAC) $11,800 2026-09-23 · California Nurses Association CNA-PAC $11,800 2026-10-05 · Standing Committee on Political Education of the California Labor Federation, AFL CIO $11,800 2026-09-28 · American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local No. 685 PAC $5,900 2026-09-28 · California State Council of Laborers PAC $5,900 2026-10-06 · Michael Contreras $5,900 2026-09-24 · Kaitlyn Krieger $5,900 2026-09-29 · Steve Mehr $5,900 2026-10-07 · Idris Mokhtarzada $5,900 2026-10-03 · Patty Quillin $5,900 2026-09-29

Where their outside money comes from

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

Plus $150 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $1,033,320

Other (described)$497,283
Consultants$177,000
Postage and delivery$110,459
Polling$101,849
Literature and mailings$56,487
Legal and accounting$40,181
Fundraising events$21,076
Filing and ballot fees$20,767
Internet and email$4,715
Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$1,462

Largest payees: Singer Strategic LLC $267,999 Other (described) · Cornerstone Printing $199,620 Postage and delivery · Yosemite Consulting LLC $157,083 Other (described) · Barbara Grover Inc. $93,886 Internet and email · Megan Egoscue Inc. $75,000 Consultants · Goodwin Simon Strategic Research, Inc. $68,675 Polling · S.E. Owens & Company $44,685 Internet and email · BLR Fundraising, Inc. $29,498 Meetings and appearances

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 contributorsTypeTotal
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees - CA People
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$23,600
Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$23,600
California Federation of Teachers COPE
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$23,600
California Teachers Association - Association for Better Citizenship
Burlingame
Small contributor cmte$23,600
Los Angeles County Firefighters Local 1014 Legislative Fund Committee
El Monte
Small contributor cmte$23,600
Service Employees International Union United Healthcare Workers West PAC
Los Angeles
Small contributor cmte$23,600
United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$23,600
CA State Council of Service Employees
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$17,700
Service Employees International Union Local 721, CTW, CLC State & Local
Los Angeles
Small contributor cmte$17,600
Singer Strategic LLC
San Francisco
Business/other$15,787
Faculty for our University's Future, Sponsored by the California Faculty Association
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$15,000
8911 Santa Monica Boulevard, LLC(John Cole)
Beverly Hills
Business/other$11,800
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees - Council 57 PAC
Norwalk
Committee$11,800
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
Washington
Small contributor cmte$11,800
Bobby Assil
Chief Executive Officer · Eighty Eight Place · Beverly Hills
Person$11,800

Committees: John Erickson for State Senate 2026. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$1,159,518spent supporting them
$4,422,118spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
GROW CALIFORNIA
primary · latest report
against$2,242,028
Progressives for John Erickson for Senate 2026
primary · latest report
for$686,887
Keep California Golden
primary · latest report
against$561,293
Advance California, Sponsored by California Apartment Association
general · latest report
against$450,000
Progressives for John Erickson for Senate 2026
general · latest report
for$396,304
Responsible Business Leaders Opposed to John Erickson for Senate 2026, sponsored by California Chamber of Commerce
general · latest report
against$357,651
Keep California Golden
general · latest report
against$325,945
GOLDEN STATE FORWARD
general · latest report
against$302,391
Californians in Support of Brian Goldsmith for State Senate 2026
general · latest report
against$146,949
Working Families for John Erickson for State Senate 2026, Sponsored by UNITE HERE Local 11
primary · latest report
for$39,562
Californians in Support of Brian Goldsmith for State Senate 2026
primary · latest report
against$35,861
Building a Stronger West, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
general · latest report
for$31,409
Courage California State PAC
general · latest report
for$2,356
Working Families for John Erickson for State Senate 2026, Sponsored by UNITE HERE Local 11
general · latest report
for$2,000
ACLU California Action Votes
primary · latest report
for$1,000

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.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
California Federation of Teachers COPE
Labor union · Sacramento
$23,60052
Los Angeles County Firefighters Local 1014 Legislative Fund Committee
Labor union · El Monte
$23,6005
United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund
Labor union · Sacramento
$23,60052
Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
Labor union · Sacramento
$23,60041
California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship
Labor union · Burlingame
$23,60043
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees - CA People
Labor union · Sacramento
$23,60030
CA State Council of Service Employees
Labor union · Sacramento · registered lobbyist employer
$17,70012
Service Employees International Union Local 721, CTW, CLC State & Local
Labor union · Los Angeles
$17,60020
Faculty for our University's Future, Sponsored by the California Faculty Association
Labor union · Sacramento
$15,0004
Bobby Assil
Chief Executive Officer, Eighty Eight Place · Beverly Hills
$11,8003
Athens Services
Business · City Of Industry
$11,80021
California State Council of Laborers PAC
Labor union · Sacramento
$11,80048
Laborers' International Union of North America Local 1309
Labor union · Lakewood
$11,80010
National Union of Healthcare Workers Candidate Committee for Quality Patient Care and Union Democracy
Labor union · Sacramento
$11,80061
SEIU Local 2015 State PAC
Labor union · Los Angeles
$11,80019