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Sally J Lieber

Board Member, Equalization Board

Running in 2026: Board of Equalization Member District 2 (June 2) “Member, State Board of Equalization” · Board of Equalization Member District 2 (November 3) “Incumbent”

Form 700 statements

Statement	Filed	What it lists
2025 Annual Board Member, Equalization Board	2026-02-24	2 investments
2024 Annual Board Member, Equalization Board	2025-02-14	7 investments, 1 income

Findings

Context Campaign money · the statement

Put $400,000 of their own into the Board of Equalization Member District 2 campaign (76% of its money)

Itemized money to Sally Lieber for Board of Equalization 2026, Lieber for Assembly 2004… through Cal-Access reports in 2025-2026: $223,269 in contributions, of which $100,000 from the candidate, plus $300,000 in loans from the candidate.

What to check

Context, not a problem: candidates may fund their own campaigns.
Loans can be repaid from later contributions (Cal-Access Schedule B).

Rule: Candidate's own money in the campaign

How this rule works

Context Campaign money · the statement

Put $400,000 of their own into the Board of Equalization Member District 2 campaign (76% of its money)

What to check

Context, not a problem: candidates may fund their own campaigns.
Loans can be repaid from later contributions (Cal-Access Schedule B).

Rule: Candidate's own money in the campaign

How this rule works

Context Campaign money · the statement

1 source on this statement also gave to their campaign

Listed here and among the campaign's contributors in Cal-Access: Sally Lieber for Board of Equalization 2022 ($502).

What to check

Context: a donor who is also an employer, client or gift-giver is public on both records.
Whether the official later acted on matters involving them (votes, contracts, recusals).

Income: Sally Lieber for Board of Equalization 2022 p.4

Rule: Campaign donors also on the statement

How this rule works

Behested payments

What Sally J Lieber reported others paying at their request (FPPC Form 803) since 2024: $6,000 in 2 payments to 2 recipients. Officials report a source that pays $5,000 or more in a year; there is no limit.

Largest recipients: Darleen Franklin $3,000 · Desiree Rodriguez $3,000

Paid by	To, for	Amount
Women in California Leadership Sacramento	Darleen Franklin · Minerva Scholarship recipient Charitable · 2026-08-04	$3,000
Women in California Leadership Sacramento	Desiree Rodriguez · Minerva Scholarship recipient Charitable · 2026-08-04	$3,000

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.

Campaign money: Board of Equalization Member District 2

$223,269itemized, 55 contributions

$400,000from the candidate (incl. loans)

Where their outside money comes from

80%

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

Plus $100,502 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $98,850

Literature and mailings$36,010

Legal and accounting$20,886

Other (described)$19,992

Contributions to others$16,300

Office expenses$3,128

Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$2,315

Postage and delivery$218

Largest payees: Election Digest $26,000 Literature and mailings · Eldridge Political Partners LLC $20,886 Legal and accounting · Dave Phillips $8,967 Other (described) · COPS VOTER GUIDE, Inc. $8,371 Literature and mailings · Sally Lieber $6,025 Other (described) · Horizon West Transmission LLC $5,000 Other (described) · California Democratic Party $4,500 Contributions to others · United Democratic Club Slate Mailer Organization $2,500 Contributions to others

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
Sally Lieber Board Member · California State Board of Equalization · Mountain View	Person	$100,000
SEIU California State Council Small Contributor Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$39,200
United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$19,600
California Teachers Association/Association For Better Citizenship Burlingame	Committee	$10,000
California Democratic Party Sacramento	Party	$9,060.58
Firefighters Print & Design Sacramento	Business/other	$8,057.11
California Professional Firefighters Political Action Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$6,500
Service Employees International Union Local 1000 Candidate PAC Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$5,050
Horizon West Transmission LLC Juno Beach	Business/other	$5,000
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees - CA People (AFSCME CA People) Small Contributor Committee Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$3,000
IBEW 332 Education Fund (Sponsored by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 332) San Jose	Small contributor cmte	$2,500
The California Women's List Oakland	Committee	$2,350
Democratic Activists for Women Now San Jose	Committee	$1,500
Plumbers Local 393 Political Action Fund Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$1,500
Plumbers, Steamfitters & Refrigeration Fitters Local 393 Political Action Fund Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$1,500

Committees: Sally Lieber for Board of Equalization 2026, Lieber for Assembly 2004, Lieber For Assembly 2006, Sally Lieber Assembly 2006 Officeholder Account, Lieber for Senate 2012, Sally Lieber for State Senate 2020. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$2,708spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
GrowSF Voter Guide primary · latest report	for	$2,708

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.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Sally Lieber Board Member, State Of California · Mountain View	$100,000	7
SEIU California State Council Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Sacramento	$39,200	42
United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund Labor union · Sacramento	$19,600	52
California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship Labor union · Burlingame	$10,000	43
California Democratic Party Party committee · Sacramento	$9,061	37
Firefighters Print & Design Labor union · Sacramento	$8,057	2
California Professional Firefighters Political Action Committee Labor union · Sacramento	$6,500	69
Service Employees International Union Local 1000 Candidate PAC Labor union · Sacramento	$5,050	40
Horizon West Transmission, LLC Business · Juno Beach	$5,000	3
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees - CA People (AFSCME CA People) Small Contributor Committee Labor union · Sacramento	$3,000	39
IBEW 332 Education Fund (Sponsored by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 332) Labor union · San Jose	$2,500	4
The California Women's List Group or PAC · Oakland	$2,350	31
Plumbers, Steamfitters & Refrigeration Fitters Local 393 Political Action Fund Labor union · Sacramento	$1,500	4
Plumbers Local 393 Political Action Fund Labor union · Sacramento	$1,500	2
Shatter PAC Group or PAC · Sacramento	$1,000	4