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Sonja Shaw

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Running in 2026: Superintendent of Public Instruction (June 2) “School District President” · Superintendent of Public Instruction (November 3) “School District President”

Form 700 statements

Statement	Filed	What it lists
2026 Candidate Superintendent of Public Instruction	2026-04-17	1 income, 1 gifts

Findings

Worth a look Late or missing · the statement

Filed 42 days after its due date (2026-03-06)

This candidate statement for Superintendent of Public Instruction was due 2026-03-06 and filed 2026-04-17.

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

Campaign money: Superintendent of Public Instruction

$538,726itemized, 1,174 contributions

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

Plus $16,500 in 4 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).

Yuba County Republican Party $9,500 2026-09-23 · Pete Pankey $5,000 2026-09-26 · Gregory Brittain $1,000 2026-10-06 · Sorin Cismas $1,000 2026-10-05

Where their outside money comes from

79%10%

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

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How it was spent: $357,582

Other (described)$98,839

Literature and mailings$85,062

Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$39,211

Office expenses$35,885

Polling$28,298

Consultants$28,021

Legal and accounting$15,103

Filing and ballot fees$10,372

Staff salaries$7,140

Contributions to others$3,050

Largest payees: Chase Card Services $53,613 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · Chandra Sharma Strategies $48,358 Staff travel and meals · Hall, LLC $36,510 Consultants · 1892, LLC $28,298 Polling · Budget Watchdogs $25,000 Literature and mailings · Reform California Voter Guide $22,300 Literature and mailings · Secretary Of State $16,497 Office expenses · The KAL Group, Inc $15,103 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
David Cates Retired · Retired · Glendora	Person	$19,600
Jon Harmon Project Manager · Forrest Door and Hardware · Indio	Person	$19,600
Sherry Reynoso Owner Office Manager · Star Hardware, Inc. · Upland	Person	$19,600
Robert Wiley Owner · Wilan Inc. · West Covina	Person	$19,600
Aaron Reynoso Estimator · Star Hardware, Inc. · Upland	Person	$16,000
Yuba County Republican Party Marysville	Party	$12,340.50
Carl DeMaio for State Assembly 2026 San Diego	Committee	$10,515
Lyn Cates Retired · Retired · Glendora	Person	$9,800
Global Processing Systems Inc. La Verne	Business/other	$9,800
Georgann Harmon Retired · Retired · Indio	Person	$9,800
Don Oliphant Owner · DWO Enterprises · Rancho Santa Fe	Person	$9,800
Carlos Reynoso Owner · Star Hardware · Upland	Person	$9,800
Charlie Reynoso Self employed · Star Hardware · Ontario	Person	$9,800
Manuel Reynoso Retired · Retired · Claremont	Person	$9,800
Supporters of Chad Bianco for Sheriff Coroner 2028 Riverside	Committee	$9,800

Committees: Shaw for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$20,000spent supporting them

$250,000spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
California Teachers Association Independent Expenditure Committee general · latest report	against	$250,000
Reform Local Government PAC general · latest report	for	$10,000
Reform Local Government PAC primary · latest report	for	$10,000

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
Sherry Reynoso Owner Office Manager, Star Hardware, Inc. · Upland	$19,600	2
Yuba County Republican Party Party committee · Wheatland	$12,341	6
Carl DeMaio for State Assembly 2026 Candidate or officeholder committee · San Marcos	$10,515	57
Supporters of Chad Bianco for Sheriff Coroner 2028 Candidate or officeholder committee · Riverside	$9,800	2
Manuel Reynoso Retired, Retired · Claremont	$9,800	2
Global Processing Systems, Inc Business · La Verne	$9,800	5
Don Oliphant Owner, DWO Enterprises · Rancho Santa Fe	$9,800	2
Jessica Tovali Retired, Retired · Fontana	$9,800	2
Charlie Reynoso Self Employed, Star Hardware · Ontario	$9,800	3
West Coast Drywall & Company Inc Business · Riverside	$7,000	2
Jennifer Hawks Retired, Retired · Los Altos	$6,000	6
Eureka Political Action Committee (fed PAC ID #c00390161) Group or PAC · Bethesda	$6,000	5
Bianco for Governor 2026 Candidate or officeholder committee · Riverside	$5,900	7
Dale Broome Physician, Dr. Dale R Broome, MD · Redlands	$5,000	11
Edy Adkison Land Surveyor, Executive, Adkan Engineers · Riverside	$5,000	2