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Mara Elliott

Senator, State Senate

Running in 2026: State Senate District 40 (June 2) “Ethics Attorney” · State Senate District 40 (November 3) “Ethics Attorney”

Form 700 statements

Statement	Filed	What it lists
2026 Candidate Senator, State Senate	2026-04-07	16 investments, 4 gifts

Findings

Worth a look Late or missing · the statement

Filed 32 days after its due date (2026-03-06)

This candidate statement for Senator was due 2026-03-06 and filed 2026-04-07.

What to check

Whether the due date shown was extended, or the statement was filed on paper first.
The filing officer decides whether a late fine applies.

Rule: Filed after the due date

“The filing officer who retains originally-signed or electronically filed statements of economic interests may impose on an individual a fine for any statement that is filed late. The fine is $10 per”Form 700 (2025/2026), Late Filing ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Campaign money: State Senate District 40

$968,009itemized, 693 contributions

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

Plus $597,373 in 72 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 Democratic Party $472,387 2026-10-07 · California Nurses Association PAC (CNA-PAC) Small Contributor Committee $11,800 2026-10-02 · California Professional Firefighters PAC Small Contributor Committee $11,800 2026-10-02 · Standing Committee on Political Education of the California Labor Federation AFL-CIO Small Contributor Committee $11,800 2026-09-23 · Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) PAC Small Contributor Committee $10,800 2026-10-07 · California State Council of Laborers PAC Small Contributor Committee $5,900 2026-10-08 · Comcast Financial Agency Corporation $5,900 2026-09-25 · Laborers' International Union of North America Local 89 PAC Fund $5,900 2026-10-05 · Lola Smallwood-Cuevas for Senate 2026 $5,900 2026-09-24 · Steven Madison $5,900 2026-10-08

Where their outside money comes from

23%32%23%12%

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

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How it was spent: $221,860

Fundraising events$91,433

Consultants$48,500

Legal and accounting$27,262

Office expenses$17,705

Literature and mailings$14,532

Other (described)$10,849

Internet and email$3,600

Staff travel and meals$2,912

Candidate travel and meals$2,116

Filing and ballot fees$1,347

Largest payees: Funded SD, LLC $84,283 Staff travel and meals · Lindsay Bubar Consulting, Inc. $48,905 Office expenses · Deane & Company $27,262 Legal and accounting · Overland Strategies, LLC $13,923 Staff travel and meals · Card Services Center $10,634 Other (described) · ActBlue Technical Services $8,529 Office expenses · San Diego County Democratic Party $7,630 Office expenses · McKinley Pillows & Associates, LLC $5,000 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 contributors	Type	Total
California Democratic Party Sacramento	Party	$221,775.63
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees - CA People (AFSCME CA People) Small Contributor Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$23,600
California Teachers Association/Association For Better Citizenship Small Contributor Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$23,600
SEIU California State Council of Service Employees Small Contributor Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$23,600
United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund Small Contributor Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$17,700
California Federation of Teachers COPE Small Contributor Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$16,800
Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) PAC Small Contributor Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$12,800
Association of California School Administrators PAC Small Contributor Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$11,800
Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters Small Contributor- Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$11,800
California Nurses Association PAC (CNA-PAC) Small Contributor Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$11,800
Operating Engineers Local Union No 12 Political Fund Small Contributor Committee Pasadena	Small contributor cmte	$11,800
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2015 State PAC Small Contributor Committee Los Angeles	Small contributor cmte	$11,800
Standing Committee on Political Education of the California Labor Federation AFL-CIO Small Contributor Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$11,800
State Building and Construction Trades Council of California PAC Small Contributor Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$11,800
Women in Power (WIP PAC) Sacramento	Committee	$11,800

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

Outside spending for and against them

$812,236spent supporting them

$497,374spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Opportunity PAC -- A coalition of teachers, health care workers, nurses, faculty members, school employees, and public and private labor organizations general · latest report	for	$810,584
Legislative Action PAC, sponsored by Legislative Action California general · latest report	against	$415,000
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY general · latest report	against	$64,874
SAN DIEGO COUNTY GUN OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE general · latest report	against	$17,500
San Diego Labor Coalition, Sponsored by Laborers' International Union of North America Local 89 primary · latest report	for	$1,025
Planned Parenthood Action Fund of the Pacific Southwest PAC primary · latest report	for	$627

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
California Democratic Party Party committee · Sacramento	$221,776	37
SEIU California State Council of Service Employees Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Sacramento	$23,600	15
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees - CA People (AFSCME CA People) Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Sacramento	$23,600	39
California Teachers Association/Association For Better Citizenship Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Burlingame	$23,600	35
United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Sacramento	$17,700	43
California Federation of Teachers COPE Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Sacramento	$16,800	39
Professional Engineers in California Government PECG PAC Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Sacramento	$12,800	28
Operating Engineers Local Union No. 12 Political Fund Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Pasadena	$11,800	14
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2015 State PAC Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Los Angeles	$11,800	18
Standing Committee on Political Education of the California Labor Federation AFL-CIO Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Sacramento	$11,800	8
Women in Power (WIP PAC) Group or PAC · Sacramento	$11,800	28
California Nurses Association PAC (CNA-PAC) Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Sacramento	$11,800	40
State Building and Construction Trades Council of California PAC Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Sacramento	$11,800	36
Association of California School Administrators PAC Small Contributor Committee Group or PAC · Sacramento	$11,800	38
Women's Political Committee State Group or PAC · Los Angeles	$10,900	6