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Michael D Tubbs
Lieutenant Governor
Running in 2026: Lieutenant Governor (June 2) “Anti-Poverty Non-Profit Director”
Form 700 statements
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Candidate Lieutenant Governor | 2026-03-06 | 10 investments, 2 businesses & trusts, 1 real property, 4 income |
Findings
None.
Campaign money: Lieutenant Governor
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $153 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $1,584,659
Largest payees: Thematic Campaigns LLC $315,000 Other (described) · AST Consulting $242,025 Staff travel and meals · Alice Upton $151,359 Candidate travel and meals · S.E. Owens & Company $130,799 Internet and email · Carrington McDowell-Walsh $114,192 Staff travel and meals · Impact Research, Inc. $78,800 Polling · Daily Consulting $70,489 Fundraising events · Van Ness Creative Strategies LLC $58,500 Internet and email
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $19,800 |
| Jeffrey S. Atwood Retired · N/A · Alameda | Person | $19,600 |
| Elizabeth A. Burton Retired · N/A · Alameda | Person | $19,600 |
| CA State Council of Service Employees Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $19,600 |
| Faculty for our University's Future, Sponsored by the California Faculty Association Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $19,600 |
| Reed Hastings Not Employed · N/A · Santa Cruz | Person | $19,600 |
| Lyna Lam President · A Khmer Buddhist Foundation · San Francisco | Person | $19,600 |
| Chris Larsen Executive Chairman · Ripple Inc · San Francisco | Person | $19,600 |
| SEIU Local 2015 State PAC Los Angeles | Small contributor cmte | $19,600 |
| Smita Trivedi Professor · San Francisco State University · Oakland | Person | $19,600 |
| Michelle Yee Not Employed · N/A · Anacortes | Person | $18,200 |
| Middle Seat Consulting Washington | Business/other | $15,473.65 |
| Robert Murphy Chief Technology Officer · Snap Inc · Pacific Palisades | Person | $14,800 |
| Caitlin Heising Not Employed · N/A · San Francisco | Person | $14,600 |
| Elizabeth Allison Thomas Executive Musical Producer · Elizabeth Allison Thomas · Los Angeles | Person | $12,300 |
Committees: Michael Tubbs for Lieutenant Governor 2026. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.
Outside spending for and against them
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026 primary · latest report | for | $5,661,326 |
| CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES PARTY primary · latest report | for | $27,227 |
| Courage California State PAC primary · latest report | for | $11,249 |
| PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY primary · latest report | for | $10,000 |
| United Domestic Workers of America Independent Expenditure PAC primary · latest report | for | $2,794 |
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 | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund Labor union · Sacramento | $19,800 | 52 | |
| Lyna Lam Executive Director, A Khmer Buddhist Foundation · San Francisco | $19,600 | 4 | |
| Chris Larsen Executive Chairman, Ripple, Inc. · San Francisco | $19,600 | 12 | |
| Reed Hastings Retired, Netflix · Santa Cruz | $19,600 | 71 | |
| SEIU Local 2015 State PAC Labor union · Los Angeles | $19,600 | 19 | |
| CA State Council of Service Employees Labor union · Sacramento · registered lobbyist employer | $19,600 | 12 | |
| Faculty for our University's Future, Sponsored by the California Faculty Association Labor union · Sacramento | $19,600 | 4 | |
| Middle Seat Consulting, LLC Business · Washington | $15,474 | 2 | |
| Caitlin Heising Not Employed, N/A · San Francisco | $14,600 | 3 | |
| Elizabeth Allison Thomas Producer, Elizabeth Allison Thomas · Los Angeles | $12,300 | 9 | |
| Service Employees International Union Local 721, CTW, CLC State & Local Labor union · Los Angeles | $11,800 | 20 | |
| Deborah Santana Retired, Retired · Sherman Oaks | $11,000 | 2 | |
| Service Employees International Union Local 1000 Candidate PAC Labor union · Sacramento | $10,100 | 40 | |
| Dante Briones Software Engineer, Apple · San Francisco | $9,800 | 3 | |
| Natasha Dolby Not Employed, n/a · San Francisco | $9,800 | 2 |