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Paula Swift

Assembly Member, State Assembly

Running in 2026: State Assembly Member District 70 (June 2) “Small Business Owner” · State Assembly Member District 70 (November 3) “Small Business Owner”

Form 700 statements

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2026 Candidate
Assembly Member, State Assembly
2026-03-031 businesses & trusts, 2 income

Findings

None.

Campaign money: State Assembly Member District 70

$129,892itemized, 90 contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

Plus $3,000 in 2 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).

United Nurses Association of California/Union of Health Care Professionals PAC (UNAC PAC) $2,000 2026-10-06 · Ayanna Davis for Assembly 2026 $1,000 2026-09-21

Where their outside money comes from

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

Plus $1,100 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $62,419

Consultants$25,939
Other (described)$25,670
Legal and accounting$5,750
Literature and mailings$2,176
Filing and ballot fees$1,306
Fundraising events$750
Candidate travel and meals$419
Internet and email$310
Contributions to others$100

Largest payees: BLR Fundraising, Inc. $12,500 Consultants · Bankcard Center $9,442 Other (described) · Raymond J Ruacho $9,000 Consultants · COGS South Signs $7,690 Other (described) · Political Reporting Plus $5,800 Legal and accounting · Daisy Campos $4,439 Consultants · Orange County Registrar of Voters $2,695 Other (described) · Arturo Hernandez DBA Impact Posting $2,313 Other (described)

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
SEIU California State Council
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$23,600
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees - CA People
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$17,700
SEIU United Healthcare Workers West PAC
Los Angeles
Small contributor cmte$11,800
Service Employees International Union Local 1000 Candidate PAC
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$11,800
Women in Power (WIP PAC)
Sacramento
Committee$6,000
SEIU Local 2015 State PAC
Los Angeles
Small contributor cmte$5,900
United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$5,900
California State University Employees Union PAC
Sacramento
Committee$5,000
Union of American Physicians & Dentists Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$5,000
Service Employees International Union Local 121RN PAC
Long Beach
Small contributor cmte$4,000
California Federation of Teachers COPE
Sacramento
Small contributor cmte$3,000
Jose Luis Solache
Legislator · California State Assembly · Lynwood
Person$3,000
M. Quinn Delaney
Not Employed · None · Oakland
Person$2,500
Women in Leadership PAC
Laguna Hills
Committee$2,500
The California Women's List
Oakland
Committee$2,350

Committees: SWIFT FOR ASSEMBLY 2026. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$2,471spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
Courage California State PAC
general · latest report
for$2,402
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ORANGE COUNTY
general · latest report
for$69

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.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
SEIU California State Council
Labor union · Sacramento
$23,60010
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees - CA People
Labor union · Sacramento
$17,70030
SEIU United Healthcare Workers West Political Action Committee
Labor union · Los Angeles
$11,80013
Service Employees International Union Local 1000 Candidate PAC
Labor union · Sacramento
$11,80040
Women in Power (WIP PAC)
Group or PAC · Sacramento
$6,00028
SEIU Local 2015 State PAC
Labor union · Los Angeles
$5,90019
United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund
Labor union · Sacramento
$5,90052
Union of American Physicians and Dentists Small Contributor Committee
Labor union · Sacramento
$5,00034
California State University Employees Union PAC
Labor union · Sacramento
$5,00042
Service Employees International Union Local 121RN PAC
Labor union · Long Beach
$4,00028
Jose Luis Solache
Assembly Member, State Of California · Lynwood
$3,0005
California Federation of Teachers COPE
Labor union · Sacramento
$3,00052
M. Quinn Delaney
Not Employed, n/a · Oakland
$2,50035
The California Women's List
Group or PAC · Oakland
$2,35031
PACE of California School Employees Association
Labor union · Sacramento
$2,00031