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Joshua Botts Newman
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Running in 2026: Superintendent of Public Instruction (June 2) “Educator/Strategic Advisor”
Form 700 statements
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Candidate Superintendent of Public Instruction | 2026-03-05 | 5 investments, 1 real property |
Findings
None.
Campaign money: Superintendent of Public Instruction
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $13,387 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $474,484
Largest payees: Michele Newman $192,097 Internet and email · Elan Financial Services $81,109 Office expenses · Jacobson & Zilber Strategies LLC $25,000 Consultants · LV8 LLC $24,504 Consultants · Method Campaign Services $21,985 Print ads · Californians for a Prpsperous Golden State, a Ballot Measure Committee sponsored by Sen Josh Newan $15,318 Returned contributions · McIntyre & Barcelona LLC $15,154 Legal and accounting · RCBS Payroll Services $11,173 TV and cable
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA Correctional Peace Officiers Association PAC Sacramento | Committee | $19,600 |
| Operating Engineers 3 Statewide PAC Concord | Small contributor cmte | $19,600 |
| SoCal Pipe Trades Dist Council 16 Los Angeles | Small contributor cmte | $19,600 |
| State Building & Construction Trades Council of CA PAC Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $19,600 |
| UA Journeymen & Apprentices Local 250 PAC Gardena | Small contributor cmte | $19,600 |
| Suaverito Inc. Santa Ana | Business/other | $14,030 |
| American Council of Engineering Companies PAC Sacramento | Committee | $9,800 |
| Associated General Contractors PAC West Sacramento | Committee | $9,800 |
| Californians for a Prpsperous Golden State, a Ballot Measure Committee sponsored by Sen Josh Newan Fullerton | Committee | $9,800 |
| Heat and Frost Insulators Local 5 PAC Ontario | Committee | $9,800 |
| Ed Horowitz Developer · Edward Horowitz · Newport Beach | Person | $9,800 |
| Internation Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 549 PAC Sacramento | Committee | $9,800 |
| International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 92 PAC Sacramento | Committee | $9,800 |
| International Union of Operating Engineers Local 12 Pasadena | Committee | $9,800 |
| Josh Newman for Senate 2026 Fullerton | Committee | $9,800 |
Committees: Josh Newman for Supt. of Public Instruction 2026, Josh Newman for Lt. Governor 2026, Josh Newman for Senate 2024, Friends of Josh Newman Opposed to the Recall, Josh Newman for Senate 2020, Newman for State Senate 2016. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.
Outside spending for and against them
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| GrowSF Voter Guide primary · latest report | for | $6,982 |
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 | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| UA Journeymen & Apprentices Local #250 PAC Labor union · Gardena | $19,600 | 7 | |
| Operating Engineers 3 Statewide PAC Labor union · Concord | $19,600 | 6 | |
| State Building and Construction Trades Council of California PAC Labor union · Sacramento | $19,600 | 51 | |
| International Union of Operating Engineers Local 12 Labor union · Pasadena | $9,800 | 9 | |
| International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 92 PAC Labor union · Sacramento | $9,800 | 32 | |
| Heat and Frost Insulators Local 5 PAC Labor union · Ontario | $9,800 | 2 | |
| Associated General Contractors PAC Group or PAC · West Sacramento | $9,800 | 58 | |
| American Council of Engineering Companies PAC Group or PAC · Sacramento | $9,800 | 6 | |
| Michele Newman Political Consultant, Michele Newman · Seal Beach | $8,060 | 2 | |
| Andrew Thorburn Retired, N/A · Villa Park | $5,000 | 5 | |
| United Contractors PAC Group or PAC · San Ramon | $5,000 | 25 | |
| Plumbers & Fitters Local 761- Pac Labor union · Burbank | $5,000 | 4 | |
| Pipe Trades District Council #36 PAC Group or PAC · Fresno | $5,000 | 3 | |
| Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 447 Labor union · Sacramento | $5,000 | 2 | |
| Josh Newman for Senate 2024 Candidate or officeholder committee · Fullerton | $3,587 | 2 |