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Shannon Kessler

Assembly Member, State Assembly

Running in 2026: State Assembly Member District 30 (June 2) “Children's Advocate/Businesswoman” · State Assembly Member District 30 (November 3) “Children's Advocate/Businesswoman”

Form 700 statements

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2026 Candidate
Assembly Member, State Assembly		2026-03-273 investments, 1 businesses & trusts, 2 real property, 1 income

Findings

Context Late or missing · the statement

Filed 21 days after its due date (2026-03-06)

This candidate statement for Assembly Member was due 2026-03-06 and filed 2026-03-27.

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 $161,389 of their own into the State Assembly Member District 30 campaign (80% of its money)

Itemized money to Kessler for Assembly 2026 through Cal-Access reports in 2025-2026: $72,151 in contributions, of which $30,813 from the candidate, plus $130,577 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 30

$72,151itemized, 154 contributions
$161,389from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from

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

Plus $30,813 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $87,663

Consultants$30,900
Other (described)$18,299
Legal and accounting$12,054
Literature and mailings$8,885
Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$6,129
Filing and ballot fees$4,023
Internet and email$2,993
Candidate travel and meals$2,356
Print ads$1,138
Meetings and appearances$575

Largest payees: California Alliance Group, LLC $30,000 Consultants · Benedetti & Associates, CPA, Inc. $12,054 Legal and accounting · Noble Productions, LLC. $10,205 Internet and email · Cops Voter Guide Inc $7,286 Literature and mailings · COGS South SIgns $6,729 Other (described) · SLOCO Data, INC. $5,689 Print ads · Monterey County Election Department $2,378 Filing and ballot fees · California Secretary of State $1,845 Filing and ballot fees

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 contributorsTypeTotal
Shannon Kessler
Realtor · Shannon Kessler Real Estate · Arroyo Grande		Person$30,812.55
Cops Voter Guide Inc
Folsom		Committee$6,554
Randall Jordan
Homebuilder · Palomar homes · Paso Robles		Person$1,309.52
Dixie McKannay
Retired · Retired · Arroyo Grande		Person$1,295
Darsie Cole
Realtor · Self Employed, No Separate Business Name · Arroyo Grande		Person$1,257.17
Gary L. Adams
Retired · Retired · Nipomo		Person$1,250
William Hart
Retired · Retired · Arroyo Grande		Person$1,200
Luke Kessler
Construction · Jubilee Construction · Oceano		Person$1,100
Christine Workman
Retired · Retired · Arroyo Grande		Person$1,100
Rosemarie Barnard
Retired · Retired · Prunedale		Person$1,047.43
Jennifer Hawks
Retired · Retired · Palo Alto		Person$1,047.43
Alan Cushman
Retired · Retired · Arroyo Grande		Person$1,000
Byron Grant
Realtor · C-21 Masters · Arroyo Grande		Person$999
Cheryl Burbach
Retired · Retired · Atascadero		Person$900
Nicole Dorfman
Activist · Dorfman Kinesiology · Morro Bay		Person$782.62

Committees: Kessler for Assembly 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.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Cops Voter Guide Inc
Group or PAC · Folsom		$6,5542
Randall Jordan
Homebuilder, Palomar Homes · Paso Robles		$1,3103
Jennifer Hawks
Retired, Retired · Palo Alto		$1,0473
Nicole Dorfman
Owner, DBA: Nicole Dorfman · Morro Bay		$7832
Greg Crist
Pest control, Central Coast Termite · Nipomo		$6002
Jennifer Weber
Retired, Retired · Santa Maria		$5002
Cissie Pace
Owner, Pace Homes Inc · Arroyo Grande		$5002
Scott Pace
Construction, Pace Homes · Arroyo Grande		$5002
Bop Christianson
Retired, Retired · Arroyo Grande		$5002
Singchou Wu
Retired, Retired · San Luis Obispo		$5002
Stacy Korsgaden
Financial Advisor, DBA: Stacy Korsgaden · Grover Beach		$3502
Beth Nolan
Admin Assistant, Western Trans Logistics · Arroyo Grande		$2892
Lorie Noble
Retired, Retired · Morro Bay		$2573
Marjorie Hamon
CFO, Hamon Overhead Door · Paso Robles		$2502
Jo Ann Bowen
Retired, Retired · Arroyo Grande		$2003