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Sergio Farias

Assembly Member, State Assembly

Running in 2026: State Assembly Member District 74 (June 2) “San Juan Capistrano City Councilmember” · State Assembly Member District 74 (November 3) “City Councilmember/Businessman”

Form 700 statements

Statement	Filed	What it lists
2026 Candidate Assembly Member, State Assembly	2026-03-31	1 income

Findings

Context Late or missing · the statement

Filed 25 days after its due date (2026-03-06)

This candidate statement for Assembly Member was due 2026-03-06 and filed 2026-03-31.

What to check

Whether the due date shown was extended, or the statement was filed on paper first.
The filing officer decides whether a late fine applies.

Rule: Filed after the due date

“The filing officer who retains originally-signed or electronically filed statements of economic interests may impose on an individual a fine for any statement that is filed late. The fine is $10 per”Form 700 (2025/2026), Late Filing ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Campaign money · the statement

Put $66,904 of their own into the State Assembly Member District 74 campaign (29% of its money)

Itemized money to FARIAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SERGIO through Cal-Access reports in 2025-2026: $165,298 in contributions, of which $0 from the candidate, plus $66,904 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 74

$165,298itemized, 278 contributions

$66,904from the candidate (incl. loans)

Plus $61,026 in 10 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).

California Democratic Party $49,126 2026-10-05 · Mozelle Sukut $5,900 2026-09-30 · Joan Saunders $5,000 2026-10-07 · Women for American Values and Ethics FEC ID: C00635664 $1,000 2026-09-30

Where their outside money comes from

32%11%50%

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

Plus $550 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $140,909

Consultants$71,198

Other (described)$33,848

Legal and accounting$15,442

Office expenses$6,000

Staff salaries$5,698

Filing and ballot fees$5,047

Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$1,729

Contributions to others$1,000

Fundraising events$946

Largest payees: ARDA Campaigns LLC $61,747 Consultants · SC Strategies LLC $29,050 Consultants · McIntyre & Barcelona, LLC $15,592 Legal and accounting · Roberto Velasco $9,198 Staff salaries · BLR Fundraising, Inc. $8,005 Consultants · San Diego County Democratic Party $6,000 Office expenses · County of San Diego $2,291 Filing and ballot fees · COGS South Signs $1,704 Campaign paraphernalia, misc.

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
CA State Council of Service Employees Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$11,800
Service Employees International Union State Council Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$11,800
California Teachers Association, Association for Better Citizenship Burlingame	Small contributor cmte	$10,000
Faculty for Our University's Future, a committee sponsored by the California Faculty Association Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$7,500
Bonsaii Development Group LLC Bonsall	Business/other	$5,949.48
Oceans 11 Casino LLC Oceanside	Business/other	$5,900
Orange County Professional Firefighter's Association Tustin	Committee	$5,900
SEIU United Healthcare Workers WEST Los Angeles	Committee	$5,900
Service Employees International Union Local 1000 Candidate PAC Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$5,900
United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$5,900
California Federation of Teachers COPE Sacramento	Small contributor cmte	$5,000
California State University Employees Union PAC Sacramento	Committee	$5,000
Democratic Women of South Orange County San Clemente	Committee	$5,000
General Sherman Inc. dba The Villa San Juan Capistrano San Juan Capistrano	Business/other	$5,000
SEIU Local 2015 State PAC Los Angeles	Committee	$4,900

Committees: FARIAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; SERGIO. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$7,964spent supporting them

$251,490spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Legislative Action PAC, sponsored by Legislative Action California general · latest report	against	$251,490
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ORANGE COUNTY general · latest report	for	$7,964

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
CA State Council of Service Employees Labor union · Sacramento · registered lobbyist employer	$11,800	12
California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship Labor union · Burlingame	$10,000	43
Faculty for our University's Future, a committee sponsored by the California Faculty Association Labor union · Sacramento	$7,500	40
Orange County Professional Firefighters Assoc Labor union · Tustin	$5,900	5
Service Employees International Union Local 1000 Candidate PAC Labor union · Sacramento	$5,900	40
United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund Labor union · Sacramento	$5,900	52
California State University Employees Union PAC Labor union · Sacramento	$5,000	42
California Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Sacramento	$5,000	52
Democratic Women of South Orange County Group or PAC · San Clemente	$5,000	6
SEIU Local 2015 State PAC Labor union · Los Angeles	$4,900	19
Paul St. Pierre Retired, Retired · San Juan Capistrano	$3,300	2
PACE of California School Employees Association Labor union · Sacramento	$3,000	31
Ginette Watson Unemployed, N/A · San Clemente	$2,000	2
David Murphy Banker, A G Finance · San Juan Capistrano	$1,000	2
Frost Brown PAC Group or PAC · Norwalk	$1,000	4