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Rhonda Shader

Senator, State Senate

Running in 2026: State Senate District 34 (June 2) “Local Small Businesswoman” · State Senate District 34 (November 3) “Local Small Businesswoman”

Form 700 statements

Statement	Filed	What it lists
2026 Candidate Senator, State Senate	2026-02-20	1 investments, 2 businesses & trusts, 1 real property, 4 gifts

Findings

Worth a look Gifts · the statement

Lists $875.46 in gifts from Metropolitan Water District in 2025; the limit from one source is $630

The statement lists 4 gift(s) from Metropolitan Water District dated in 2025, totalling $875.46. The gift limit from a single source was $630 for 2025 (Government Code 89503).

What to check

Whether part of it was returned, or paid back, in time to not count (the filer's comments often say).
Whether the gifts are from one source (a couple is two sources) or are of a kind the limit doesn't cover (family, wedding gifts and the like).
The FPPC's gift fact sheet and Regulation 18940.2 for the exceptions.

Gifts: Metropolitan Water District $365 2025-03-07 p.6 Gifts: Metropolitan Water District $197 2025-03-07 p.6 Gifts: Metropolitan Water District $302 2025-03-08 p.6 Gifts: Metropolitan Water District $12 2025-03-07 p.6

Rule: Gifts from one source over the yearly limit

“The gift limit increased to $630 for calendar years 2025 and 2026. The gift limit in calendar year 2024 was $590.”Form 700 (2025/2026), What's New ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Campaign money: State Senate District 34

$149,991itemized, 416 contributions

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

Plus $7,900 in 4 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).

Brian Jones for Lt. Governor 2026 $3,400 2026-09-25 · Fred Whitaker $2,500 2026-10-01 · Sueling Chen $1,000 2026-09-21 · Raul Romero $1,000 2026-09-25

Where their outside money comes from

64%11%18%

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

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How it was spent: $142,663

Consultants$65,982

Literature and mailings$16,480

Legal and accounting$13,660

Filing and ballot fees$12,401

Other (described)$10,660

Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$7,422

Office expenses$5,722

Internet and email$5,318

Fundraising events$3,344

Contributions to others$1,250

Largest payees: Meridian Pacific Strategies $71,403 Internet and email · Think Right Compliance, Inc. $19,566 Legal and accounting · Wendy Warfield and Associates $9,000 Consultants · COPS Voter Guide $8,361 Literature and mailings · California Bank and Trust $8,297 Other (described) · Orange County Registrar $7,354 Filing and ballot fees · Advance Fundraising Strategies $3,750 Consultants · Los Angeles Registrar of Voters $3,500 Filing and ballot fees

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
Brian Jones for Lt. Governor 2026 Hilmar	Committee	$8,400
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh for Senate 2028 Hilmar	Committee	$5,900
Seyarto for Senate 2026 Wilton	Committee	$5,900
Personal Insurance Federation of CA Agents & Employees PAC Sacramento	Committee	$5,000
The Lincoln Club of Orange County State PAC Irvine	Committee	$5,000
Raymond Delacruz Manager · Cari Recycling · Fullerton	Person	$3,780.85
Roger Niello for Senate 2026 West Sacramento	Committee	$3,500
Cari Recycling Placentia	Business/other	$3,300
Carl DeMaio for State Assembly 2026 San Marcos	Committee	$3,250
Jolynn Mahoney Insurance Agent · Huggins Dreckman · Anaheim	Person	$3,000
Daryl Mayfield Owner · Roadway Advantage, Inc. · Anaheim	Person	$2,500
Munoz Mecanical and Welding Services Placentia	Business/other	$2,500
Carol Peterson Retired · Retired · Brea	Person	$2,249
Ward Smith Retired · Retired · Placentia	Person	$2,025
Charles Anderson President · Anderson Seafoods, Inc. · Anaheim	Person	$2,000

Committees: Rhonda Shader for Senate 2026, Shader for Senate 2022. 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.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Brian Jones for Lt. Governor 2026 Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar	$8,400	16
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh for Senate 2028 Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar	$5,900	11
Seyarto for Senate 2026 Candidate or officeholder committee · Wilton	$5,900	11
The Lincoln Club of Orange County State PAC Group or PAC · Irvine	$5,000	7
Personal Insurance Federation of CA Agents & Employees PAC Labor union · Sacramento	$5,000	77
Roger Niello for Senate 2026 Candidate or officeholder committee · West Sacramento	$3,500	10
Carl DeMaio for State Assembly 2026 Candidate or officeholder committee · San Marcos	$3,250	57
Jolynn Mahoney Insurance Agent, Huggins Dreckman Insurance · Anaheim	$3,000	9
Carol Peterson Retired, Retired · Brea	$2,249	2
Ward Smith Retired, Retired · Placentia	$2,025	2
Charles Anderson President, Retired · Anaheim	$2,000	6
Judy Flowers Insurance Agent, Williams Insurance · Fullerton	$1,927	2
Janet Taylor Retired, Retired · Anaheim	$1,450	2
Charles Zhang CEO, Zion Enterprises · Laguna Niguel	$1,000	2
Wayne Lindholm Retired, Retired · Laguna Niguel	$1,000	8