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Marc Berman

Assembly Member, State Assembly

Running in 2026: State Assembly Member District 23 (June 2) “State Assemblymember” · State Assembly Member District 23 (November 3) “State Assemblymember”

In the Legislature

Assembly District 23 D · 4,006 floor votes this session, 6% not voting

Committees they vote in: Business and Professions · Elections · Governmental Organization · Insurance · Privacy and Consumer Protection

Bills they lead: 68 (51 became law) — AB 1078, AB 1130, AB 1167, AB 1340, AB 1374, AB 1501, AB 1502, AB 1503, AB 1504, AB 1650, AB 1664, AB 1838 …

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 1018
Automated decision systems.		Aye
2025-06-02		UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($11,800 campaign); Waymo LLC ($10,000 behested); AIRBNB, INC. ($9,900 campaign); KPMG LLP ($8,000 campaign) and 9 more
AB 1776
Cartwright Act: violations.		Aye
2026-08-30		UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($11,800 campaign); CVS HEALTH ($9,900 campaign); DAVITA INC. ($8,400 campaign); Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign) and 5 more
AB 1609
Customer service chatbots.		Aye
2026-08-31		UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($11,800 campaign); Waymo LLC ($10,000 behested); CVS HEALTH ($9,900 campaign); Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign) and 2 more
AB 342
Alcoholic beverages: hours of sale: hospitality zones.		Aye
2025-06-03		UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($11,800 campaign); LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC. ($5,898 campaign); CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HIGHWAY PATROLMEN ($5,000 campaign); ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($2,000 campaign)
SB 259
Elections: vote by mail ballots.		Aye
2026-08-28		UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($11,800 campaign); Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign); AT&T Services Inc. and its Affiliates ($4,000 campaign); CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE ($1,500 campaign)
AB 33
Autonomous vehicles.		Not voting
2025-05-29		UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($11,800 campaign); Waymo LLC ($10,000 behested)
AB 1043
Age verification signals: software applications and online services.		Aye
2025-09-13		Waymo LLC ($10,000 behested); Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign); ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION ($5,900 campaign)
AB 831
Gambling: operation of a contest or sweepstakes.		Aye
2025-09-12		Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($4,000 campaign); HABEMATOLEL POMO OF UPPER LAKE ($2,500 campaign); BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,500 campaign) and 4 more
AB 1405
Artificial intelligence: auditors: registration.		Aye
2026-08-30		KPMG LLP ($8,000 campaign); Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign); ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION ($5,900 campaign)
AB 221
Tribal Nation Grant Fund.		Aye
2025-09-08		Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($4,000 campaign); HABEMATOLEL POMO OF UPPER LAKE ($2,500 campaign); BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,500 campaign) and 3 more
AB 52
Farmer equity: advisory committees.		Aye
2026-01-26		Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($4,000 campaign); HABEMATOLEL POMO OF UPPER LAKE ($2,500 campaign); BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($2,500 campaign) and 2 more
AB 1485
Property tax: documentary transfer tax: exemptions: Native American tribes.		Aye
2026-01-29		Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($4,000 campaign); HABEMATOLEL POMO OF UPPER LAKE ($2,500 campaign); Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians ($2,500 campaign) and 2 more
SB 7
Employment: automated decision systems.		Aye
2025-09-11		UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($11,800 campaign); INTUIT INC. ($2,500 campaign); CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE ($1,500 campaign); GRUBHUB, INC. ($1,000 campaign)
AB 2564
Surveillance pricing.		Aye
2026-05-27		UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($11,800 campaign); AT&T Services Inc. and its Affiliates ($4,000 campaign); GRUBHUB, INC. ($1,000 campaign)
SB 813
Independent verification organizations.		Aye
2026-08-30		KPMG LLP ($8,000 campaign); Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign); INTUIT INC. ($2,500 campaign)
SB 11
Artificial intelligence technology.		Aye
2025-09-12		Waymo LLC ($10,000 behested); ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION ($5,900 campaign)
AB 1542
Sensitive personal information.		Aye
2026-08-30		Waymo LLC ($10,000 behested); AT&T Services Inc. and its Affiliates ($4,000 campaign); CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE ($1,500 campaign)
SB 1360
Elections: translation of election materials.		Aye
2026-08-30		Silicon Valley Community Foundation And Its Affiliates ($15,000 behested); California Environmental Voters ($21 gifts)
AB 1004
Tribal financial information: public records: exemption.		Aye
2025-09-04		Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($4,000 campaign); HABEMATOLEL POMO OF UPPER LAKE ($2,500 campaign); AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS ($2,000 campaign) and 1 more
AB 752
Child daycare facilities.		Aye
2025-09-10		Silicon Valley Community Foundation And Its Affiliates ($15,000 behested)
AB 904
Carpet recycling.		Aye
2026-08-31		Silicon Valley Community Foundation And Its Affiliates ($15,000 behested)
AB 753
Childcare: facility licensure: teacher requirements.		Aye
2025-09-10		Silicon Valley Community Foundation And Its Affiliates ($15,000 behested)
AB 648
Community colleges: housing: local zoning regulations: exemption.		Aye
2025-09-10		Silicon Valley Community Foundation And Its Affiliates ($15,000 behested)
AB 5
Elections: official canvass.		Aye
2025-09-09		Silicon Valley Community Foundation And Its Affiliates ($15,000 behested)
AB 1229
Adult Reentry Grant Program.		Aye
2025-06-02		Silicon Valley Community Foundation And Its Affiliates ($15,000 behested)
AB 1357
Guaranteed income payments: consideration as income or resources.		Aye
2025-06-02		Silicon Valley Community Foundation And Its Affiliates ($15,000 behested)
AB 1378
Child welfare services: prevention services: Indian tribes.		Aye
2025-09-10		Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($5,000 campaign); SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS ($4,000 campaign); HABEMATOLEL POMO OF UPPER LAKE ($2,500 campaign); AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS ($2,000 campaign) and 1 more
AB 11
The Social Housing Act.		Aye
2025-06-02		Silicon Valley Community Foundation And Its Affiliates ($15,000 behested)
AB 736
Transfer taxes: limitation.		Aye
2025-06-03		Silicon Valley Community Foundation And Its Affiliates ($15,000 behested)
SB 792
Childcare.		Not voting
2025-08-28		Silicon Valley Community Foundation And Its Affiliates ($15,000 behested)

Form 700 statements

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2025 Annual
Assembly Member, State Assembly		2026-03-0218 investments, 2 businesses & trusts, 1 real property, 2 income, 31 gifts, 6 travel
2024 Annual
Assembly Member, State Assembly		2025-03-0322 investments, 2 businesses & trusts, 1 real property, 3 income, 32 gifts, 8 travel

Findings

Context Behested payments

Of $48,595 paid at their request since 2024: 2 sources ($25,000) are registered lobbyist employers

Payments made at their request (Form 803) from sources that also appear in Cal-Access: Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($15,000 to Community Services Agency; lobbyist employer); Waymo ($10,000 to Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus Foundation; lobbyist employer).

What to check
  • Context: behested payments are legal and public; this puts two public records side by side.
  • Whether the official later acted on matters involving these sources.
  • The full Form 803 reports (available from the FPPC on request).
Rule: Behested payments from donors or lobbyist employers
“Unlike gifts and contributions, there are no limits on the amount of payments an official may behest.”FPPC, Reporting Behested Payments – Form 803 ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Lobbying

52 of their donors and benefactors lobbied on 426 bills they voted on

Employers that lobbied on bills they voted on (as their lobbying reports name the bills) and that gave $161,398 to their campaign, $1,126 in gifts reported by lobbying interests, $25,000 in payments at their request. Largest: Silicon Valley Community Foundation And Its Affiliates ($15,000); UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($11,800); Waymo LLC ($10,000); CVS HEALTH ($9,900); AIRBNB, INC. ($9,900). They voted aye on 408 of the 426.

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 $7,647.46 in travel paid by others (8 payments)

Largest: Norway, Denmark ($3,974.35, **Tides Advocacy/Smart Justice California), Napa, CA ($1,002.42, California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy), Anaheim, CA ($860.19, California Chamber of Commerce). 8 of 8 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: **Tides Advocacy/Smart Justice California $3,974 p.15Travel: California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy $1,002 p.15Travel: California Chamber of Commerce $860 p.15

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

Behested payments

What Marc Berman reported others paying at their request (FPPC Form 803) since 2024: $48,595 in 10 payments to 6 recipients. Officials report a source that pays $5,000 or more in a year; there is no limit.

Largest recipients: Community Services Agency $20,000 · Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus Foundation $10,000 · Reach Silicon Valley $10,000 · Asm District 23 Health & Wellness Fair $3,598 · Assemblymember Berman's Health and Wellness Fair $2,559

Paid byTo, forAmount
Waymo
Mountain View · registered lobbyist employer		Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus Foundation · The Bay Area Legislative Caucus holds an annual summit so that its members may discuss issues and legislative solutions facing the Bay Area.…
Legislative · 2024-07-12		$10,000
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Mountain View · registered lobbyist employer		Community Services Agency · Funding backpacks, school supplies, water bottles for students at health and wellness fair.
Legislative · 2024-08-20		$5,000
California Dental Association
Sacramento		Reach Silicon Valley · Funding the purchase of groceries and hygiene items for distribution at health and wellness fair.
Legislative · 2024-08-26		$5,000
California Dental Association
Sacramento		Reach Silicon Valley · Funding the purchase of groceries and hygiene items for distribution at health and wellness fair.
Legislative · 2025-08-29		$5,000
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Mountain View · registered lobbyist employer		Community Services Agency · Funding backpacks and other school supplies for students at health and wellness fair.
Legislative · 2025-08-19		$5,000
California Dental Association
Sacramento		Community Services Agency · Funding the purchase of school supplies for distribution at health and wellness fair
Legislative · 2026-08-06		$5,000
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Mountain View · registered lobbyist employer		Community Services Agency · Funding the purchase of groceries for distribution at health and wellness fair
Legislative · 2026-08-27		$5,000
California Dental Association
Sacramento		Asm District 23 Health & Wellness Fair · To be distributed at Assemblymember Berman's annual health and wellness fair.
Legislative · 2026-09-01		$3,598
California Dental Association
Sacramento		Assemblymember Berman's Health and Wellness Fair · To be distributed at Assemblymember Berman's annual health and wellness fair.
Legislative · 2024-08-29		$2,559
California Dental Association
Sacramento		Assembly District 23 Health and Wellness Fair · To be distributed at Assemblymember Berman's annual health and wellness fair.
Legislative · 2025-08-01		$2,438

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 Marc Berman since 2024: $1,245 across 7 items from 6 sources. Each amount is their share as the report gives it. Matched by name and office.

Reported byWhat, whenTo them
GSW ARENA LLC
$630 in all		TICKET, FOOD AND BEVERAGES at GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS · 2026-01-11 · report$630
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$243 in all		Hoover House Reception with President and Provost at Stanford University · 2024-02-29 · report$43
2 tickets Women's Basketball game Stanford v USC at Stanford University · 2024-02-02 · report$200
AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
$233 in all		GAME TICKET, FOOD AND BEVERAGE at SACRAMENTO KINGS · 2024-04-16 · report$233
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
$100 in all		*Speaker - amount doesn't count towards limit at Disney Grand Californian, Hotel & Spa · 2024-11-13 · report$100.02
California Environmental Voters
$21 in all		Meal at Frank Fat's · 2026-01-21 · report$20.50
CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
$19 in all		BEVERAGES at CAVALLO POINT LODGE · 2026-01-08 · report$18.74

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Campaign money: State Assembly Member District 23

$1,467,757itemized, 442 contributions
$210from the candidate (incl. loans)

Plus $102,200 in 14 contributions reported within 24 hours since their latest full report, which ends 2026-06-30: not yet in the totals above (they'll move into them, not be added twice, when the next full report comes in).

Marc Berman for Assembly 2026 $40,000 2026-10-01 · California Real Estate PAC (CREPAC) $11,800 2026-10-05 · California Apartment Association PAC $10,000 2026-09-29 · California Dental Association PAC $10,000 2026-09-25 · Karen Grove $10,000 2026-09-24 · California State Council of Laborers PAC $5,900 2026-10-07 · Jennifer DiBrienza $2,500 2026-10-05 · Live Nation $2,500 2026-10-06 · Novo Nordisk Inc. $2,500 2026-09-30 · United Nurses Association of California/Union of Health Care Professionals PAC $2,000 2026-10-05

Where their outside money comes from

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

Plus $478,942 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $968,826

Transfers to their other committees$478,732
Contributions to others$213,998
Consultants$90,501
Fundraising events$70,391
Legal and accounting$40,553
Filing and ballot fees$24,164
Office expenses$15,752
Meetings and appearances$10,532
Civic donations$10,515
Other (described)$8,520

Largest payees: Marc Berman for Assembly 2026 $483,237 Transfers to their other committees · California Democratic Party $98,950 Meetings and appearances · Bertolina & Barnato, Inc. $79,833 Fundraising events · Live Nation Worldwide Inc dba Latitude 38 Entertainment $40,374 Fundraising events · Julie W. Brenner $31,125 Legal and accounting · Helen Wolter $17,121 Meetings and appearances · County of Santa Clara Office of the Registrar of Voters $13,800 Filing and ballot fees · Pilar Schiavo for Assembly 2026 $11,800 Contributions to others

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
Marc Berman for Assembly 2024
Sacramento		Committee$478,731.74
Wells Fargo Bank
Menlo Park		Business/other$48,448.59
Pechanga Band of Indians
Temecula		Business/other$21,800
California Dental Association PAC
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$19,300
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America California Initiative Fund
Sacramento		RCP$15,000
Association of California School Administrators PAC
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$11,800
Bay Area Legislative Leaders PAC
Sacramento		Committee$11,800
California Optometric PAC
Sacramento		Committee$11,800
California Real Estate PAC (CREPAC)
Los Angeles		Small contributor cmte$11,800
California State Council of Service Employees SCC
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$11,800
California Teachers Association - Association for Better Citizenship
Burlingame		Small contributor cmte$11,800
Greater Anesthesia Service & PAC
Sacramento		Committee$11,800
Jesse Gabriel for Attorney General 2026
Los Angeles		Committee$11,800
National Vision, Inc.
Duluth		Business/other$11,800
Northern California Carpenters Regional Council POWER PAC
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$11,800

Committees: BERMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; MARC, Marc Berman For Assembly 2010, BERMAN; CALIFORNIANS DEFENDING DEMOCRACY, A BALLOT MEASURE CONTROLLED BY MARC, BERMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; MARC, BERMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; MARC, BERMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2016; MARC, BERMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; MARC, BERMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; MARC. 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
Pechanga Band of Indians
Tribal government · Temecula · registered lobbyist employer		$21,800103
Greater Anesthesia Service and PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		$19,30028
California Dental Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		$19,30021
California Medical Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		$17,4007
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America California Initiative Fund
Group or PAC · Sacramento		$15,00013
National Vision, Inc.
Business · Duluth		$11,80025
Bay Area Legislative Leaders PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		$11,80018
California Optometric PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		$11,80038
Patty Quillin
Homemaker, n/a · Santa Cruz		$11,80068
Elizabeth D. Simons
Retired, n/a · Atherton		$11,80050
Uber Technologies, Inc.
Business · San Francisco · registered lobbyist employer		$11,80050
California Real Estate PAC (CREPAC)
Group or PAC · Los Angeles		$11,80020
California State Council of Service Employees SCC
Labor union · Sacramento		$11,8003
California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship
Labor union · Burlingame		$11,80043
Association of California School Administrators PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		$11,80035