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Lisa Yvette Calderon

Assembly Member, State Assembly

Running in 2026: State Assembly Member District 56 (June 2) “Assembly Member/Mom” · State Assembly Member District 56 (November 3) “Assembly Member/Mom”

In the Legislature

Assembly District 56 D · 4,006 floor votes this session, 7% not voting

Committees they vote in: Appropriations · Utilities and Energy · Human Services · Emergency Management · Insurance

Bills they lead: 36 (14 became law) — AB 1003, AB 1197, AB 1680, AB 226, AB 234, AB 238, AB 2647, AB 69, AB 798, AB 888, ACR 139, ACR 153 …

Bills their donors lobbied on

Bills they voted on (latest floor vote) that were lobbied by employers that gave to their campaign, reported spending on them, or paid at their request: the largest first. A lobbying report names the bill, not the side the employer took.

BillTheir voteEmployers that lobbied on it, and what they gave
AB 1776
Cartwright Act: violations.		Aye
2026-08-30		ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($18,400 campaign); WALMART INC. ($9,000 campaign); Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign); DAVITA INC. ($5,900 campaign) and 6 more
AB 1018
Automated decision systems.		Aye
2025-06-02		WALMART INC. ($9,000 campaign); ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY ($7,500 campaign); Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign); UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($5,900 campaign) and 8 more
SB 675
Imperial County Air Pollution Control District: members and duties.		Aye
2026-08-25		ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($18,400 campaign); CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS ($10,000 campaign)
SB 222
Residential heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC systems.		Aye
2026-08-24		Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS ($10,000 campaign); PHILLIPS 66 ($3,000 campaign); EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION ($3,000 campaign)
AB 831
Gambling: operation of a contest or sweepstakes.		Aye
2025-09-12		Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB ($6,000 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($5,900 campaign); BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,000 campaign) and 1 more
AB 342
Alcoholic beverages: hours of sale: hospitality zones.		Not voting
2025-06-03		ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($18,400 campaign); UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($5,900 campaign)
AB 1374
Rental passenger vehicle transactions: third parties.		Aye
2025-09-08		TURO ($21,800 campaign)
AB 2361
Insurance: personal vehicle sharing.		Aye
2026-08-25		TURO ($21,800 campaign)
AB 1246
Alcoholic beverages: distilled spirits.		Aye
2025-09-13		ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($18,400 campaign); E & J GALLO WINERY ($3,000 campaign)
AB 221
Tribal Nation Grant Fund.		Aye
2025-09-08		Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($5,900 campaign); Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation ($2,500 campaign); BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,000 campaign) and 1 more
SB 667
Railroads: safety: report.		Aye
2026-08-24		ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($18,400 campaign); BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY ($3,000 campaign)
AB 2564
Surveillance pricing.		Not voting
2026-05-27		WALMART INC. ($9,000 campaign); UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($5,900 campaign); AT&T Services Inc. and its Affiliates ($4,000 campaign); DoorDash, Inc. ($2,000 campaign)
AB 1609
Customer service chatbots.		Aye
2026-08-31		Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign); UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($5,900 campaign); AT&T Services Inc. and its Affiliates ($4,000 campaign); ASURION LLC ($3,000 campaign) and 1 more
AB 609
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: housing development projects.		Aye
2025-05-19		CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS ($10,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign)
AB 697
Protected species: authorized take: State Route 37 project.		Aye
2025-06-03		CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS ($10,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign)
AB 1751
Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act.		Not voting
2026-08-26		Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS ($10,000 campaign)
AB 2383
Electricity: data centers.		Aye
2026-08-31		CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS ($10,000 campaign); WALMART INC. ($9,000 campaign)
SB 259
Elections: vote by mail ballots.		Aye
2026-08-28		Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign); UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($5,900 campaign); AT&T Services Inc. and its Affiliates ($4,000 campaign); MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION ($3,000 campaign)
AB 233
Alcoholic beverages: licensees.		Aye
2025-04-24		ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($18,400 campaign)
AB 1287
Beer: labeling: temporary licensing.		Aye
2025-05-01		ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($18,400 campaign)
AB 744
Alcoholic beverage control: tied-house restrictions: exceptions: off-sale retail services.		Aye
2026-08-25		ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($18,400 campaign)
AB 344
Alcoholic beverages: beer price posting and marketing regulations: definitions.		Aye
2025-05-19		ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($18,400 campaign)
AB 445
Alcoholic beverages.		Aye
2025-09-12		ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($18,400 campaign)
AB 828
Alcoholic beverage control: neighborhood-restricted special on-sale general licenses.		Aye
2025-09-09		ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($18,400 campaign)
AB 509
Alcoholic beverages: minors.		Aye
2025-09-08		ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($18,400 campaign)
SB 633
Plastic beverage containers: recycling.		Aye
2026-08-25		ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($18,400 campaign)
AB 52
Farmer equity: advisory committees.		Aye
2026-01-26		Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000 campaign); MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($5,900 campaign); BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,000 campaign)
AB 1707
Electricians: certification application, examination, and renewal.		Aye
2026-08-31		CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS ($10,000 campaign); ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY ($7,500 campaign)
SB 354
Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act.		Aye
2026-08-27		ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY ($7,500 campaign); ASURION LLC ($3,000 campaign); MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION ($3,000 campaign); ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY ($3,000 campaign) and 1 more
AB 853
California AI Transparency Act.		Aye
2025-09-12		WALMART INC. ($9,000 campaign); Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign); ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION ($2,000 campaign); OpenAI OPCO, LLC ($44 gifts)

Form 700 statements

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2026 Candidate
Assembly Member, State Assembly		2026-03-051 businesses & trusts, 16 gifts, 6 travel
2025 Annual
Assembly Member, State Assembly		2026-03-021 businesses & trusts, 21 gifts, 7 travel
2024 Annual
Assembly Member, State Assembly		2025-03-031 businesses & trusts, 17 gifts, 5 travel

Findings

Worth a look Lobbying · the statement

Lobbying reports name $82.90 in gifts to them in 2024 from 1 source this statement doesn't list

Lobbyist employers' reports to the Secretary of State (Cal-Access) list activity expenses that benefited them in 2024, $50 or more from each of these sources, none named among the statement's gifts or travel: EQUALITY CALIFORNIA $82.90 (food / beverages).

What to check
  • Whether they attended or accepted it: the report is the lobbyist employer's account.
  • What Schedule D doesn't require (Form 700 instructions): gifts returned within 30 days; free admission and food at an event where they made a speech, from its organizer; up to two tickets to a campaign or 501(c)(3) fundraiser from the organization holding it; informational material; plaques worth less than $250.
  • Whether it's on the statement under another name.
  • That the report's beneficiary is this person (matched by name and office).
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA $82.90
Rule: Lobbying gifts not on the statement
“A gift is reportable if its fair market value is $50 or more. In addition, multiple gifts totaling $50 or more received during the reporting period from a single source must be reported.”Form 700 (2025/2026), Instructions – Schedule D ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Travel payments · the statement

Lists $26,158.40 in travel paid by others (6 payments)

Largest: Spain ($14,941.54, California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy), Maui, Hawaii ($4,783.22, Independent Voter Project), Portugal ($3,129.89, Ideate Labs). 6 of 6 are listed as gifts.

What to check
  • Who paid, and for what: speeches, conferences and nonprofit-paid travel are treated differently (Schedule E instructions).
  • Whether the paying organizations have business before the office.

Travel: California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy $14,942 p.5Travel: Independent Voter Project $4,783 p.6Travel: Ideate Labs $3,130 p.5

Rule: Travel paid by others
“Travel payments from third parties (not your employer).”Form 700 (2025/2026), Types of reportable interests ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Lobbying

43 of their donors and benefactors lobbied on 389 bills they voted on

Employers that lobbied on bills they voted on (as their lobbying reports name the bills) and that gave $169,300 to their campaign, $311 in gifts reported by lobbying interests. Largest: TURO ($21,800); ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($18,400); CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS ($10,000); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($10,000); WALMART INC. ($9,000). They voted aye on 356 of the 389.

What to check
  • Context: lobbying a bill and funding a member are both legal and public.
  • A report names the bills an employer lobbied on, not which side it took: read the bill and the employer's position before drawing anything from a vote.
  • The bills on their page, sorted by how much these interests gave.
Rule: Bills their donors lobbied on

How this rule works

Context Travel payments · the statement

Lists $27,277.91 in travel paid by others (7 payments)

Largest: Spain ($14,941.54, California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy), Maui, Hawaii ($4,783.22, Independent Voter Project), Portugal ($3,129.89, Ideate Labs). 7 of 7 are listed as gifts.

What to check
  • Who paid, and for what: speeches, conferences and nonprofit-paid travel are treated differently (Schedule E instructions).
  • Whether the paying organizations have business before the office.

Travel: California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy $14,942 p.7Travel: Independent Voter Project $4,783 p.7Travel: Ideate Labs $3,130 p.6

Rule: Travel paid by others
“Travel payments from third parties (not your employer).”Form 700 (2025/2026), Types of reportable interests ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Travel payments · the statement

Lists $20,066.60 in travel paid by others (5 payments)

Largest: United Kingdom ($13,177.12, California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy), Maui, Hawaii ($4,736.50, Independent Voter Project), Napa, CA ($1,290.65, California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy). 5 of 5 are listed as gifts.

What to check
  • Who paid, and for what: speeches, conferences and nonprofit-paid travel are treated differently (Schedule E instructions).
  • Whether the paying organizations have business before the office.

Travel: California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy $13,177 p.6Travel: Independent Voter Project $4,737 p.6Travel: California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy $1,291 p.6

Rule: Travel paid by others
“Travel payments from third parties (not your employer).”Form 700 (2025/2026), Types of reportable interests ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Campaign money · the statement

1 source on this statement also gave to their campaign

Listed here and among the campaign's contributors in Cal-Access: Sempra ($2,000).

What to check
  • Context: a donor who is also an employer, client or gift-giver is public on both records.
  • Whether the official later acted on matters involving them (votes, contracts, recusals).

Gifts: Sempra p.3

Rule: Campaign donors also on the statement

How this rule works

Behested payments

What Lisa Yvette Calderon reported others paying at their request (FPPC Form 803) since 2024: $60,990 in 18 payments to 17 recipients. Officials report a source that pays $5,000 or more in a year; there is no limit.

Largest recipients: Isabella N. Nuñez $6,500 · Adan A. Moreno Cabrera $6,500 · Tifany Aparicio $5,000 · Lucilla González $5,000 · Giselle Espinoza $5,000

Paid byTo, forAmount
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation
Los Angeles		Isabella N. Nuñez · Academic Scholarship
Charitable · 2024-07-23		$6,500
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation
Los Angeles		Adan A. Moreno Cabrera · Academic Scholarship
Charitable · 2024-07-23		$6,500
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation
Long Beach		Tifany Aparicio · Academic Scholarship
Charitable · 2025-07-15		$5,000
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation
Long Beach		Lucilla González · Academic Scholarship
Charitable · 2025-07-15		$5,000
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation
Long Beach		Giselle Espinoza · Academic Scholarship
Charitable · 2026-07-22		$5,000
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation
Long Beach		Gibeth Barron · Academic Scholarship
Charitable · 2026-07-22		$5,000
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento		Shanyilin Jin · Academic Scholarship
Charitable · 2024-07-29		$3,000
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento		Inez Meraz-Lerma · Academic Scholarship
Charitable · 2024-07-29		$3,000
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento		Karen Solis · Academic scholarship
Charitable · 2025-08-04		$3,000
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento		Salina Vela · Academic scholarship
Charitable · 2025-08-04		$3,000
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento		Sally Alvarez · Minerva Scholarship recipient.
Charitable · 2026-08-04		$3,000
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento		Claudia Marquez · Minerva Scholarship recipient.
Charitable · 2026-08-04		$3,000
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento		Soroptomist International of Whittier · Donation to a nonprofit organization
Charitable · 2025-11-21		$2,500
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento		Pio Pico Woman's Club · Donation to a nonprofit organization
Charitable · 2025-11-21		$2,300
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento		Pio Pico Woman's Club · Donation to a 501c3
Charitable · 2024-11-04		$2,000
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento		Walnut Valley Women's Club · Donation to a 501c3
Charitable · 2024-10-18		$1,500
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento		Diamond Bar Woman's Club · Donation to a 501c3
Charitable · 2024-10-18		$1,500
Women in California Leadership
Sacramento		AD56 Woman of the Year Event · District event empowering women
Charitable · 2025-04-29		$190

From the FPPC's Form 803 data (search and download). “Campaign donor” links to a donor who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.

Reported by lobbying interests

What lobbyist employers, lobbyists and lobbying firms told the Secretary of State they spent on Lisa Yvette Calderon since 2024: $3,031 across 12 items from 9 sources. Each amount is their share as the report gives it. Matched by name and office.

Reported byWhat, whenTo them
Association of California Life & Health Insurance Companies
$2,387 in all		Food, Beverage & Lodging (Speaker Exception) at The Lodge at Torrey Pines · 2025-10-10 · report$2,387
PERSONAL INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CALIFORNIA
$200 in all		MEAL at PARAGARY'S · 2025-06-24 · report$115.46
LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION at THE SUTTER CLUB · 2025-03-10 · report$84.65
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA
$146 in all		FOOD / BEVERAGES at GOLDEN 1 CENTER · 2025-03-03 · report$62.68
FOOD / BEVERAGES at GOLDEN 1 CENTER · 2024-02-28 · report$82.90
Sempra and its Affiliates: San Diego Gas & Electric Company and Southern California Gas Company
$133 in all		Meal and beverage at breakfast meeting at Fox & Goose · 2025-07-15 · report$40.55
Lunch with Eugene Mitchell and Kent Kauss during IVP Conference at Morimoto Maui at the Andaz · 2024-11-20 · report$92.56
GENENTECH, INC., A MEMBER OF THE ROCHE GROUP
$63 in all		FOOD AND BEVERAGES at CHEF ZENTI PERSONAL CHEF SERVICE & CATERING · 2026-04-28 · report$63.44
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR
$44 in all		CSU Alumni and Capitol Community Reception at CSU Chancellor's Office · 2024-02-20 · report$44.48
OpenAI OPCO, LLC
$44 in all		Lunch at OpenAI · 2025-05-22 · report$43.72
CALIFORNIA BIOMASS ENERGY ALLIANCE
$8 in all		BIOMASS TOUR LUNCH at PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY · 2025-03-07 · report$7.74
Salesforce, Inc.
$6 in all		Food & Beverages at Salesforce Tower · 2025-05-22 · report$5.85

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Campaign money: State Assembly Member District 56

$1,361,808itemized, 357 contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

Plus $73,900 in 18 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 Real Estate Political Action Committee (CREPAC) - California Association of Realtors $11,800 2026-09-28 · SEIU California State Council Small Contributor Committee $11,800 2026-10-02 · California State Council of Laborers PAC $5,900 2026-10-08 · H&S Energy Products, LLC $5,900 2026-10-05 · Google LLC and Affiliated Entities (Rob Biederman) $5,000 2026-09-25 · United Nurses Association of California / Union of Health Care Professionals PAC (UNAC PAC) $4,000 2026-10-06 · Phillips 66 Company $3,500 2026-09-24 · California Resources Corporation Services LLC (Mark McFarland) $3,000 2026-09-21 · Californians for Jobs and a Strong Economy $3,000 2026-09-21 · Shingle Springs Band Miwok Indians $3,000 2026-09-29

Where their outside money comes from

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

Plus $326,540 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $1,369,437

Other (described)$366,164
Transfers to their other committees$326,540
Contributions to others$297,769
Consultants$159,798
Legal and accounting$117,154
Civic donations$49,000
Literature and mailings$23,019
Fundraising events$10,396
Office expenses$9,370
Candidate travel and meals$7,928

Largest payees: American Express $448,511 Contributions to others · Lisa Calderon for Assembly 2026 $326,540 Transfers to their other committees · California Democratic Party $200,100 Contributions to others · Kaufman Legal Group $117,154 Legal and accounting · Buchanan Enterprises $95,191 Fundraising events · Kathleen O'Malley $35,700 Consultants · Corazon Media & Print, Inc. $24,519 Literature and mailings · Italian Caucus of California $19,500 Office expenses

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
Lisa Calderon for Assembly 2024
Los Angeles		Committee$326,539.89
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation
Philadelphia		Business/other$36,800
Southern California Edison
Rosemead		Business/other$36,800
Peace Officers Research Association of California Political Action Committee (PORAC PAC)
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$23,600
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America California Initiative Fund
Sacramento		Committee$22,500
Turo Inc.
San Francisco		Business/other$21,800
Personal Insurance Federation of CA Agents & Employees PAC
Sacramento		Committee$18,593.58
Anheuser-Busch Companies
Saint Louis		Business/other$18,400
Pechanga Band of Indians
Victorville		Business/other$14,800
The Doctors Company Political Action Committee AKA DOCPAC
Napa		Committee$14,400
Sempra Formerly Sempra Energy
San Diego		Business/other$12,900
California Professional Firefighters Political Action Committee
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$12,500
California State Pipe Trades Council Political Action Committee
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$11,900
California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship
Burlingame		Small contributor cmte$11,800
PG&E Corporation
Oakland		Business/other$11,800

Committees: Lisa Calderon for Assembly 2024, Lisa Calderon for Assembly 2022, Lisa Calderon for Assembly 2020, Lisa Calderon for Assembly 2026, Committee for Local Resiliency, Lisa Calderon Ballot Measure Committee. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Southern California Edison
Business · Rosemead		$36,80028
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation
Business · Philadelphia		$36,80053
Anheuser Busch Companies
Business · Saint Louis · registered lobbyist employer		$24,30081
Peace Officers Research Association of California PAC (PORAC PAC)
Labor union · Sacramento		$23,60032
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America California Initiative Fund
Group or PAC · Sacramento		$22,50013
Turo, Inc.
Business · San Francisco · registered lobbyist employer		$21,80038
Personal Insurance Federation of CA Agents & Employees PAC
Labor union · Sacramento		$18,59477
American Property Casualty Insurance Association of America California Political Action Committee MPO
Group or PAC · Chicago		$16,5006
The Doctors Company PAC AKA DOCPAC
Group or PAC · Napa		$15,90062
Pechanga Band of Indians
Tribal government · Temecula · registered lobbyist employer		$14,800103
Sempra 'formerly Sempra Energy'
Business · San Diego		$12,90014
California Professional Firefighters Political Action Committee
Labor union · Sacramento		$12,50069
California State Pipe Trades Council Political Action Committee
Labor union · Sacramento		$11,90026
PG&E Corporation
Business · Oakland		$11,80042
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association of America PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		$11,80057