Context Campaign money · the statement
Put $300,000 of their own into the State Assembly Member District 66 campaign (26% of its money)
Itemized money to Sara Deen for Assembly 2026 through Cal-Access reports in 2025-2026: $1,043,778 in contributions, of which $200,000 from the candidate, plus $100,000 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
Campaign money: State Assembly Member District 66
$1,043,778itemized, 1,053 contributions
$300,000from the candidate (incl. loans)
Plus $218,550 in 55 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).
Sara H. Deen $100,000 2026-10-07 · California Nurses Association PAC (CNA-PAC) Small Contributor Committee $11,800 2026-10-02 · CALPAC - California Medical Association PAC $5,900 2026-09-30 · Patty Quillin $5,900 2026-09-29 · Ayoub Shawesh $5,900 2026-09-26 · Elizabeth D. Simons $5,900 2026-09-29 · Laura Skelton Yakovenko $5,900 2026-09-29 · Bothaina Salama Mohamed $5,600 2026-09-28 · Mohamed Marleen $5,000 2026-10-06 · Yasmin Adaya $3,500 2026-09-28
Where their outside money comes from
75%11%13%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $200,000 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $861,533
Other (described)$584,504
Consultants$97,506
Polling$75,000
Legal and accounting$33,885
Office expenses$23,279
Fundraising events$22,330
Literature and mailings$15,778
Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$5,700
Filing and ballot fees$1,276
Internet and email$1,025
Largest payees: The Dover Group, Inc. $340,281 Internet and email · The Outreach Team, Inc. $218,200 Other (described) · Lieberman Data & Insights, Inc. $75,000 Polling · Lindsay Bubar Consulting, Inc. $45,500 Consultants · Lindsay Bubar Consuslting, Inc. $22,005 Internet and email · Deane & Company $20,475 Legal and accounting · Julie Sandino dba Sandino Consulting $13,455 Fundraising events · Crummitt & Associates, Inc. $13,410 Legal and accounting
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 |
|---|
Sara Deen
School Board Member · n/a · Rancho Palos Verdes | Person | $200,000 |
California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $23,600 |
California Federation of Teachers COPE Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $18,600 |
Faculty for our University's Future, a committee sponsored by the California Faculty Association Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $12,500 |
Building a Stronger Future for California PAC Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $11,800 |
California Nurses Association PAC (CNA-PAC) Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $11,800 |
M. Quinn Delaney
Not Employed · n/a · Oakland | Person | $11,800 |
Kristi Siam
Not Employed · n/a · Los Angeles | Person | $11,800 |
Maz Siam
Realtor · Maz Siam · Los Angeles | Person | $11,800 |
Murad Siam
Chief Executive Officer · IDS Real Estate Group · Los Angeles | Person | $11,800 |
Omar Tawakol
Chief Executive Officer · Voicera · Menlo Park | Person | $11,800 |
Union of American Physicians and Dentists Small Contributor Committee
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $11,800 |
Midhat Qidwai
Physiian · Midhat Qidwai · San Pedro | Person | $11,300 |
PACE of California School Employees Association Local, State, Federal Candidates (Fed PAC ID #C00480830) SCC
Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $10,900 |
Merrietta Fong
Retired · n/a · Rancho Palos Verdes | Person | $10,400 |
Committees: Sara Deen for Assembly 2026. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.