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Michael Geraghty

Assembly Member, State Assembly

Running in 2026: State Assembly Member District 51 (June 2) “Retired Businessman”

Form 700 statements

Statement	Filed	What it lists
2026 Candidate Assembly Member, State Assembly	2026-04-19	1 investments
2026 Candidate Assembly Member, State Assembly	2026-03-05	1 investments

Findings

Worth a look Late or missing · the statement

Filed 44 days after its due date (2026-03-06)

This candidate statement for Assembly Member was due 2026-03-06 and filed 2026-04-19.

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

Context Campaign money · the statement

Put $61,542 of their own into the State Assembly Member District 51 campaign (81% of its money)

Itemized money to GERAGHTY FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026 through Cal-Access reports in 2025-2026: $53,946 in contributions, of which $39,542 from the candidate, plus $22,000 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

Context Campaign money · the statement

Put $61,542 of their own into the State Assembly Member District 51 campaign (81% of its money)

Itemized money to GERAGHTY FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026 through Cal-Access reports in 2025-2026: $53,946 in contributions, of which $39,542 from the candidate, plus $22,000 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 51

$53,946itemized, 41 contributions

$61,542from the candidate (incl. loans)

Where their outside money comes from

100%

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

Plus $39,542 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $60,188

Legal and accounting$22,263

Internet and email$13,811

Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$7,261

Consultants$6,893

Staff salaries$6,587

Candidate travel and meals$2,200

Office expenses$938

Postage and delivery$236

Largest payees: YT Ad Service | Political YT Ad Services $19,000 Legal and accounting · Nick Vinan $13,811 Internet and email · Mladen Cursic $4,680 Staff salaries · Amar Kadic $3,430 Staff salaries · April Fangio $3,263 Legal and accounting · Dorde Mitrovic $3,173 Consultants · Damjan Gacon $3,010 Candidate travel and meals · Next Day Flyers $1,788 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 contributors	Type	Total
Michael Geraghty Retired · Retired · Los Angeles	Person	$39,541.70
Keith Koenig Chairman · City Furniture · Plantation	Person	$5,900
Charles Hall Retired · Retired · Bainbridge Island	Person	$2,000
James Monte CEO, Digital Video Producer · South West Video, inc. · Los Angeles	Person	$1,500
James Sebelski Retired · Retired · Los Angeles	Person	$1,000
Dennis Schneider Retired · Retired · Los Angeles	Person	$900
Nayereh Khankhanian Retired · Retired · Beverly Hills	Person	$804
Sylvia Greer Retired · Retired · Los Angeles	Person	$600
Norm Schifman Retired · Retired · Carlsbad	Person	$500
Victoria LaBrie Unemployed · Unemployed · Hollywood	Person	$300
Darrell Yamada Dentist · Darrell K Yamada DDS · Los Angeles	Person	$300
Andrew Gladstein Retired · Retired · Rancho Mirage	Person	$200
Michael Glantz Real Estate · Ips · Los Angeles	Person	$200
Yu-Hung (Ben) Huang Scientist · BioShift Life Sciences · Los Angeles	Person	$100
Andras Varga Plumber · AB Plumbing and Heating Inc. · West Hollywood	Person	$100

Committees: GERAGHTY FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026. 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.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
James Monte CEO, Digital Video Producer, South West Video, inc. · Los Angeles	$1,500	3
James Sebelski Retired, Retired · Los Angeles	$1,000	2
Dennis Schneider Retired, Retired · Los Angeles	$900	7
Nayereh Khankhanian Retired, Retired · Beverly Hills	$804	7
Sylvia Greer Retired, Retired · Los Angeles	$600	2
Andrew Gladstein Retired, Retired · Rancho Mirage	$200	2