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Matthew Harper

Assembly Member, State Assembly

Running in 2026: State Assembly Member District 72 (June 2) “Small Business Owner”

Form 700 statements

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2026 Candidate
Assembly Member, State Assembly		2026-03-241 real property, 3 income

Findings

Context Late or missing · the statement

Filed 18 days after its due date (2026-03-06)

This candidate statement for Assembly Member was due 2026-03-06 and filed 2026-03-24.

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  • 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

Context Campaign money · the statement

Put $100,000 of their own into the State Assembly Member District 72 campaign (85% of its money)

Itemized money to RE-ELECT ASSEMBLYMAN MATTHEW HARPER - 2018, HARPER FOR ASSEMBLY 2012… through Cal-Access reports in 2025-2026: $17,600 in contributions, of which $0 from the candidate, plus $100,000 in loans from the candidate.

What to check
  • Context, not a problem: candidates may fund their own campaigns.
  • Loans can be repaid from later contributions (Cal-Access Schedule B).
Rule: Candidate's own money in the campaign

How this rule works

Campaign money: State Assembly Member District 72

$17,600itemized, 15 contributions
$100,000from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from

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

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How it was spent: $109,324

Literature and mailings$55,678
Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$34,560
Legal and accounting$10,800
Consultants$7,000
Filing and ballot fees$1,286

Largest payees: Red Tag Mail LLC $34,973 Literature and mailings · JBieber Direct, Inc. $20,705 Literature and mailings · Dialing Services $11,668 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · Lysa Ray Campaign Services $8,300 Legal and accounting · COGS South Signs $7,176 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · STA Campaigns $7,000 Consultants · VoterLink $4,214 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · 3AM Communications $4,200 Campaign paraphernalia, misc.

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
Karen Harper
Retired · Huntington Beach		Person$5,900
William Harper
Retired · Huntington Beach		Person$5,900
Jeriann Bosso
Retired · Santa Cruz		Person$1,500
Gary Johnson
Retired · Big Bear City		Person$1,500
James Finsten
Attorney · Laurie, Zepeda, Schmalz, Hogan & Martin APC · Los Angeles		Person$1,100
Chris Brown
Consultant · Self · San Diego		Person$500
Gregory Hetzer
Financial advisor · Self · Whitefish		Person$500
Ivan Au
Attorney · Alston & Bird · Cumming		Person$100
James Fearn
Engineer · Boeing · Bothell		Person$100
Jill Harper
Caf owner · Meadows Caf · Fresh Meadows		Person$100
Patrick Isherwood
Asset management · Self-help Enterprises · Tulare		Person$100
Jason Melschau
Business Owner · Self · Ladera Ranch		Person$100
Brett Nemeth
Attorney · Nemeth Law Firm · Newport Beach		Person$100
Chip White
Sr Counsel · Womble Bond Dickson · Greer		Person$100

Committees: RE-ELECT ASSEMBLYMAN MATTHEW HARPER - 2018, HARPER FOR ASSEMBLY 2012, FRIENDS OF MAYOR HARPER - ASSEMBLY FUND 2014, Matthew Harper for City Council 2014, Harper for Assembly 2026, RE-ELECT ASSEMBLYMAN MATTHEW HARPER - 2016, Matthew Harper for Board of Equalization 2022. 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
Jeriann Bosso
Retired, Retired · Santa Cruz		$1,5002
Chris Brown
Consultant, ALCHEMY CONSULTING GROUP · San Diego		$5005
Patrick Isherwood
Asset management, Self-help Enterprises · Tulare		$1002
Jason Melschau
Business Owner, MIS Group · Ladera Ranch		$1002