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Samuel P Sukaton
Board Member, Equalization Board
Running in 2026: Board of Equalization Member District 3 (June 2) “Labor Union Organizer” · Board of Equalization Member District 3 (November 3) “Labor Union Organizer”
Form 700 statements
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Candidate Board Member, Equalization Board | 2026-03-05 | 2 income |
Findings
None.
Campaign money: Board of Equalization Member District 3
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $31,381
Largest payees: Jack Yao dba Sustainable Change Strategies, LLC $7,500 Consultants · AJ Campaigns, LLC $7,250 Consultants · River City Business Services $5,222 Legal and accounting · Citi Cards $4,593 Office expenses · Front Runner Communications LLC $2,500 Consultants · Samuel Sukaton $1,804 Filing and ballot fees · ActBlue Technical Services $1,513 Office expenses · Anish Mohanty $1,000 Consultants
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles College Faculty Guild COPE Los Angeles | Committee | $10,800 |
| Justin Kim Attorney · Justin Kim · Poolesville | Person | $5,000 |
| Beryl Tobing Nurse · Premier Wound Care of So Cal · Grand Terrace | Person | $3,000 |
| Marissa Roy Attorney · California Department of Justice · Los Angeles | Person | $2,250 |
| California Federation of Teachers COPE Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $1,500 |
| Maria Yefimova Nurse · University of California, San Francisco · Mountain View | Person | $1,250 |
| Ian Irwin Not Employed · n/a · Oakland | Person | $1,000 |
| Sandra Tobing Medical Coder · City of Hope · Grand Terrace | Person | $1,000 |
| Rosa Hochschild Not Employed · n/a · Berkeley | Person | $835 |
| Seung Hyuck Kim Director · Allstate · Chicago | Person | $750 |
| Juan Rubalcava Director of Civic Engagement · Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Institute · Los Angeles | Person | $600 |
| Jacob Daruvala Not Employed · n/a · Norco | Person | $527 |
| James Coleman City Councilmember · City of South San Francisco · South San Francisco | Person | $500 |
| Victor Gandarillas Computer Science · National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC · Albuquerque | Person | $500 |
| Brendan Wiles Founder · Scale to Win · Orange | Person | $500 |
Committees: Sukaton for State Board of Equalization 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.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles College Faculty Guild COPE Labor union · Los Angeles | $10,800 | 19 | |
| Marissa Roy Attorney, California Department of Justice · Los Angeles | $2,250 | 6 | |
| California Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Sacramento | $1,500 | 52 | |
| Rosa Hochschild Not Employed, n/a · Berkeley | $835 | 3 | |
| Seung Hyuck Kim Director, Allstate · Chicago | $750 | 2 | |
| Juan Rubalcava Director of Civic Engagement, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Institute · Los Angeles | $600 | 2 | |
| Jacob Daruvala Not Employed, n/a · Norco | $527 | 3 | |
| James Coleman City Councilmember, City of South San Francisco · South San Francisco | $500 | 6 | |
| Brendan Wiles Founder, Scale to Win · Orange | $500 | 3 | |
| Kimberly Calvin Executive Director, Akoma Unity Center · San Bernardino | $438 | 2 | |
| Mark Masaoka Not Employed, n/a · Los Angeles | $400 | 4 | |
| Michael Lighty Not Employed, n/a · Oakland | $315 | 2 | |
| Michael Lee-Chang Student, N/A · Redondo Beach | $300 | 10 | |
| Edward Anderson Pastor, McCarty · Los Angeles | $250 | 3 | |
| Konstantine Anthony Councilmember, City of Burbank · Burbank | $250 | 3 |