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Paul H Seo
Assembly Member, State Assembly
Running in 2026: State Assembly Member District 66 (June 2) “Mayor/Corruption Prosecutor” · State Assembly Member District 66 (November 3) “Mayor/Corruption Prosecutor”
Form 700 statements
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Candidate Assembly Member, State Assembly | 2026-03-03 | 49 investments, 2 real property, 1 income |
Findings
None.
Campaign money: State Assembly Member District 66
Plus $144,600 in 37 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 Real Estate Political Action Committee (CREPAC) $11,800 2026-09-29 · Christina Cho $11,800 2026-10-01 · California Professional Firefighters PAC $7,500 2026-10-02 · Blanca Pacheco for Assembly 22026 $5,900 2026-09-28 · California Apartment Association PAC $5,900 2026-10-02 · California Correctional Peace Officers Association PAC $5,900 2026-09-25 · Roy Choi $5,900 2026-10-09 · KTBS Law, LLP $5,900 2026-09-23 · Morongo Band of Mission Indians $5,900 2026-10-02 · Pachulski Stang Ziehl Jones, LLP $5,900 2026-09-23
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $13,706 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $1,043,459
Largest payees: J&Z Strategies $558,767 Internet and email · Buchert Development, LLC $112,030 Consultants · Tulchin Research $89,000 Polling · William Chao $59,193 Office expenses · Gould & Orellana, LLC $50,600 Legal and accounting · McKinley Pillows & Associates, LLC $31,368 Office expenses · Actblue $20,459 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · Mosaic PAC Public Affairs & Campaigns $16,000 Consultants
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Paul H Seo Lawyer · State of California · Rancho Palos Verdes | Person | $13,705.91 |
| CA State Council of Service Employees Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $11,800 |
| California State Council of Laborers PAC Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $11,800 |
| Californians for Safer Neighborhoods Norwalk | Committee | $11,800 |
| Robert Cho Business Owner · Christina & Rob Cho · Tustin | Person | $11,800 |
| Consumer Attorneys of California Political Action Committee Sacramento | Committee | $11,800 |
| James Han Unemployed · None · Rancho Palos Verdes | Person | $11,800 |
| Jamie Kiehm Physician · KPG Healthcare · Rancho Palos Verdes | Person | $11,800 |
| Daniel Kim President · Benebios · Mishawaka | Person | $11,800 |
| Hannah Kim Doctor · Providence · Rancho Palos Verdes | Person | $11,800 |
| Hyung S. Kim Retired · None · Newport Beach | Person | $11,800 |
| Young Ok Kim Retired · None · Newport Beach | Person | $11,800 |
| Laborers' International Union of North America Local 1309 Lakewood | Committee | $11,800 |
| PPI America, Inc. Rancho Palos Verdes | Business/other | $11,800 |
| Park West Casinos, Inc. Los Angeles | Business/other | $11,800 |
Committees: Paul Seo for Assembly 2026. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.
Outside spending for and against them
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Advance California, Sponsored by California Apartment Association primary · latest report | for | $356,855 |
| Asian Pacific Islander Leadership PAC primary · latest report | for | $195,297 |
| South Bay Teachers and Health Care Providers Supporting Sara Deen for Assembly 2026 general · latest report | against | $159,331 |
| Advocates for safe schools, affordable housing and health care, and jobs supporting Paul Seo and opposing Sara Deen for Assembly 2026 primary · latest report | for | $132,436 |
| Committee to Support the Alliance of California's Farmers and Ranchers general · latest report | for | $117,099 |
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.