California Files

People › Statewide

Jon Henderson

Governor

Running in 2026: Governor (June 2) “Business Owner”

Form 700 statements

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2026 Candidate
Governor		2026-03-034 businesses & trusts, 1 real property

Findings

Context Campaign money · the statement

Put $35,000 of their own into the Governor campaign (98% of its money)

Itemized money to HENDERSON FOR GOVERNOR 2026 through Cal-Access reports in 2025-2026: $862 in contributions, of which $0 from the candidate, plus $35,000 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: Governor

$862itemized, 4 contributions
$35,000from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from

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

Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $19,631

TV and cable$9,510
Filing and ballot fees$5,980
Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$2,138
Fundraising events$1,813
Postage and delivery$186
Office expenses$4

Largest payees: Henderson for Governor 2026 $13,496 TV and cable · Henderson for Governor2026 $6,135 Fundraising events

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
Carolyn Henderson
Retired · Retired · Nipomo		Person$500
Ron Kunze
Enterprise Sales Rep · Google · Scottsdale		Person$191.70
Verna Van
Project Manager · Kitchell · Oakland		Person$95.70
Katherine Young
Sr. Director of Development · Dream.org · San Francisco		Person$75

Committees: HENDERSON FOR GOVERNOR 2026. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.