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Katie Porter
Governor
Running in 2026: Governor (June 2) “Consumer Protection Advocate”
Form 700 statements
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Candidate Governor | 2026-03-06 | 5 investments, 1 real property, 2 income, 2 gifts |
Findings
None.
Campaign money: Governor
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $224 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $10,366,078
Largest payees: Grassroots Media, LLC $2,699,508 Other (described) · Middle Seat Consulting, LLC $2,638,089 Internet and email · Wavelength Strategy, LLC $1,361,156 Staff travel and meals · Payroll Data Processing, Inc. $876,961 Staff salaries · ActBlue Technical Services $324,274 Office expenses · GBAO Strategies $279,566 Staff travel and meals · NGP Van dba EveryAction, Inc. $267,920 Internet and email · Alltrui, LLC dba Activate HQ $223,000 Other (described)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Lofgren Research Engineer · Anthropic · Burlingame | Person | $78,400 |
| First Foundation Bank N/A · N/A · Irvine | Business/other | $63,967.96 |
| Middle Seat Consulting, LLC N/A · N/A · Washington | Business/other | $56,219.15 |
| Gerald B. Singleton Founding Partner · Singleton Schreiber LLP · San Diego | Person | $42,500 |
| Margaret Singleton Not Employed · n/a · Encinitas | Person | $40,500 |
| Karla Jurvetson Psychiatrist · Karla Jurvetson · Los Altos | Person | $40,100 |
| Jana Simpson Therapist · Jana Simpson · San Diego | Person | $40,000 |
| Donna M. Bower Retired · n/a · San Juan Capistrano | Person | $39,200 |
| Elizabeth Cabraser Attorney · Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP · Sebastopol | Person | $39,200 |
| California Association of Professional Scientists (CAPS PAC) Small Contributor Committee N/A · N/A · Pico Rivera | Small contributor cmte | $39,200 |
| California Teamsters Public Affairs Council N/A · N/A · Sacramento | Committee | $39,200 |
| Consumer Attorneys of California Political Action Committee N/A · N/A · Sacramento | Committee | $39,200 |
| DRIVE Committee N/A · N/A · Washington | Committee | $39,200 |
| Chris Duro Not Employed · n/a · Highland | Person | $39,200 |
| Marcia Grand Retired · n/a · San Francisco | Person | $39,200 |
Committees: Katie Porter for Governor 2026. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.
Outside spending for and against them
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Katie Porter for Governor 2026 primary · latest report | for | $290,600 |
| Fund Her PAC primary · latest report | for | $225,364 |
| Teamsters California PAC primary · latest report | for | $100,000 |
| ACLU California Action Votes primary · latest report | for | $2,369 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Lofgren Technician, Anthropic, PBC · Burlingame | $78,400 | 2 | |
| First Foundation Bank Business · Irvine | $63,968 | 57 | |
| Middle Seat Consulting, LLC Business · Washington | $56,219 | 2 | |
| Margaret Singleton Not Employed, n/a · Encinitas | $40,500 | 3 | |
| Karla Jurvetson Psychiatrist, Karla Jurvetson · Los Altos | $40,100 | 5 | |
| Brett Schreiber Founding Partner, Singleton & Schreiber, LLP · San Diego | $39,200 | 2 | |
| Elizabeth Cabraser Attorney, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP · Sebastopol | $39,200 | 4 | |
| Christian Larsen Executive Chair, Ripple Labs, Inc. · San Francisco | $39,200 | 2 | |
| McNicholas & McNicholas LLP Business · Los Angeles | $39,200 | 7 | |
| National Union of Healthcare Workers Candidate Committee for Quality Patient Care and Union Democracy Labor union · Sacramento | $39,200 | 61 | |
| Lyna Lam Executive Director, A Khmer Buddhist Foundation · San Francisco | $39,200 | 4 | |
| Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 104 Political Committee Labor union · Livermore | $39,200 | 21 | |
| Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, Transportation Workers' International Union (SMART) Local 105 PAC Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Glendora | $39,200 | 2 | |
| California Teamsters Public Affairs Council Labor union · Sacramento | $39,200 | 12 | |
| DRIVE Committee Group or PAC · Washington | $39,200 | 52 |