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Reginald B Jones-Sawyer

Assembly Member, State Assembly

Form 700 statements

Statement	Filed	What it lists
2024 Leaving office Assembly Member, State Assembly	2024-12-31	5 gifts, 1 travel

Findings

Context Behested payments

Of $32,058 paid at their request since 2024: 1 source ($32,058) is a registered lobbyist employer

Payments made at their request (Form 803) from sources that also appear in Cal-Access: OLSON REMCHO, LLP ($32,058 to Amicus Brief in State Public Defender v. Bonta; lobbyist employer).

What to check

Context: behested payments are legal and public; this puts two public records side by side.
Whether the official later acted on matters involving these sources.
The full Form 803 reports (available from the FPPC on request).

OLSON REMCHO, LLP paid $32,058 to Amicus Brief in State Public Defender v. Bonta · registered lobbyist employer

Rule: Behested payments from donors or lobbyist employers

“Unlike gifts and contributions, there are no limits on the amount of payments an official may behest.”FPPC, Reporting Behested Payments – Form 803 ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Behested payments

What Reginald B Jones-Sawyer reported others paying at their request (FPPC Form 803) since 2024: $32,058 in 1 payment to 1 recipient. Officials report a source that pays $5,000 or more in a year; there is no limit.

Largest recipients: Amicus Brief in State Public Defender v. Bonta $32,058

Paid by	To, for	Amount
OLSON REMCHO, LLP OAKLAND · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor	Amicus Brief in State Public Defender v. Bonta · Amicus brief in Office of the State Public Defender v. Bonta (Case No. S284496) Governmental · 2024-04-30	$32,058

From the FPPC's Form 803 data (search and download). “Campaign donor” links to a donor who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.