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Rafaela Romero

Assembly Member, State Assembly

Running in 2026: State Assembly Member District 53 (June 2) “Special Education Aide” · State Assembly Member District 53 (November 3) “Special Education Aide”

Form 700 statements

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2026 Candidate
Assembly Member, State Assembly
2026-03-05No reportable interests

Findings

None.

Campaign money: State Assembly Member District 53

$4,673itemized, 8 contributions
$2,024from 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: $2,316

Other (described)$2,316

Largest payees: April Fangio $2,299 Other (described) · eFundraising Connections $17 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
Carl DeMaio for State Assembly 2026
San Marcos
Committee$3,101.96
Maria Jiron
Caregiver · Ihss · Madera
Person$535.29
Azareel Ogura
Retired · Retired · Chino
Person$535.29
Leona Herbelin
Retired · Retired · Ontario
Person$200
Seeta Narayan
Disabled · Retired · Ontario
Person$200
Robert Tormey
Retired · Retired · Chino Hills
Person$100

Committees: Rafaela Romero 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.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Carl DeMaio for State Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · San Marcos
$3,10257
Seeta Narayan
Disabled, Retired · Ontario
$2002
Robert Tormey
Retired, Retired · Chino Hills
$1006