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Richard Barrera
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Running in 2026: Superintendent of Public Instruction (June 2) “State Superintendent Advisor” · Superintendent of Public Instruction (November 3) “State Superintendent Advisor”
Form 700 statements
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Candidate Superintendent of Public Instruction | 2026-03-03 | 3 income, 2 gifts |
Findings
None.
Campaign money: Superintendent of Public Instruction
Plus $97,075 in 19 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).
North Coast States Regional Council of Carpenters POWER PAC $19,600 2026-09-23 · Service Employees International Union Local 99 Candidate PAC $19,600 2026-09-28 · Bill Bloomfield $9,800 2026-09-22 · EdVoice for the Kids PAC $9,800 2026-10-07 · Claire E Perry $9,800 2026-09-23 · California Democratic Party $7,975 2026-10-01 · United Nurses Associations of California / Union of Health Care Professionals PAC (UNAC PAC) $7,500 2026-10-05 · Michael Stoppelman $6,000 2026-09-22 · Mark Arabo $1,000 2026-10-06 · California IATSE Council PAC $1,000 2026-10-08
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $277 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $451,926
Largest payees: The Primacy Group $97,702 Meetings and appearances · KM Strategies, Inc. $62,570 Staff travel and meals · Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Mertz, and Associates $55,750 Polling · JamLoop, LLC $40,000 TV and cable · Mehalet Shibre $29,003 Staff travel and meals · Secretary of State $16,576 Office expenses · River City Business Services $16,013 Legal and accounting · KMM Strategies $15,000 TV and cable
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 |
|---|---|---|
| California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $39,200 |
| United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $39,200 |
| American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees - CA People Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $19,600 |
| Association of California School Administrators Political Action Committee Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $19,600 |
| Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $19,600 |
| California Federation of Teachers COPE Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $19,600 |
| Lawrence E Hess Retired · n/a · San Diego | Person | $19,600 |
| Mel Katz Business Executive · Manpower · Del Mar | Person | $19,600 |
| Laborers International Union of North America Local 89 PAC Fund San Diego | Committee | $19,600 |
| PACE of California School Employees Association Local, State, Federal Candidates (FED PAC ID #C00480830) Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $19,600 |
| Peace Officers Research Association of California Political Action Committee (PORAC PAC) Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $19,600 |
| SEIU California State Council Small Contributor Committee Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $19,600 |
| John McGrory Chief Executive Officer · La Jolla MJ Management, Inc. · La Jolla | Person | $15,000 |
| Stephen Cushman President · n/a · San Diego | Person | $14,800 |
| California Association of Bilingual Educators Norwalk | Committee | $10,000 |
Committees: Richard Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.
Outside spending for and against them
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| California Teachers Association Independent Expenditure Committee primary · latest report | for | $5,057,539 |
| California Teachers Association Independent Expenditure Committee general · latest report | for | $516,728 |
| Families & Teachers United , sponsored by California Charter Schools Association Advocates primary · latest report | for | $39,656 |
| Educate the Future Supporting Barrera for Superintendent of Public Schools 2026 primary · latest report | for | $10,500 |
| United Domestic Workers of America Independent Expenditure PAC primary · latest report | for | $3,939 |
| California Federation of Teachers COPE general · latest report | for | $2,018 |
| DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ORANGE COUNTY general · latest report | for | $150 |
Independent expenditures reported within 24 hours (Form 496), from 2025. The candidate doesn't control them.
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