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Tomas Oliva

Assembly Member, State Assembly

Running in 2026: State Assembly Member District 36 (June 2) “Community College Professor”

Form 700 statements

Statement	Filed	What it lists
2026 Candidate Assembly Member, State Assembly	2026-03-30	1 real property

Findings

Context Late or missing · the statement

Filed 24 days after its due date (2026-03-06)

This candidate statement for Assembly Member was due 2026-03-06 and filed 2026-03-30.

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 $34,411 of their own into the State Assembly Member District 36 campaign (42% of its money)

Itemized money to Tomas Oliva for Assembly 2026, Tomas Oliva for El Centro City Council 2022… through Cal-Access reports in 2025-2026: $53,743 in contributions, of which $5,550 from the candidate, plus $28,861 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 36

$53,743itemized, 100 contributions

$34,411from the candidate (incl. loans)

Where their outside money comes from

75%10%10%

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

Plus $5,550 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $85,462

Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$30,313

Consultants$21,200

Legal and accounting$16,150

Other (described)$6,350

Staff salaries$4,200

Filing and ballot fees$3,447

Contributions to others$1,550

Radio$860

Civic donations$500

Fundraising events$436

Largest payees: Evinco Strategies $19,700 Consultants · Thomas & Associates, LLC $16,150 Legal and accounting · ProMotivators, Ltd. $12,960 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · Envico Strategies $9,542 Office expenses · Chase Card Services $7,811 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · Political Data Inc. $5,650 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · Maria Aquino $4,200 Staff salaries · Tomas Oliva $2,100 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 contributors	Type	Total
Elena Avalos Student · None · Aurora	Person	$5,900
Crystal Oliva Student · None · Los Angeles	Person	$5,862.09
Tomas Oliva Adjunct Professor · Imperial College · El Centro	Person	$5,550
Democratic, Republican, Independent Voter Education Washington	Committee	$5,000
Robert Martinez President · Paedterra Consulting LLC · El Centro	Person	$3,500
Desert Concepts Construction, Inc. Indio	Business/other	$2,500
Eduardo Garcia for Secretary of State 2034 Sacramento	Committee	$2,500
Luis C. Avalos Integration Infrastructure Engineer · Radix Metasystems, Inc. · Aurora	Person	$1,900
Sara Avalos IRA Compliance Manager · Primoris Renewable Energy · Aurora	Person	$1,900
Ausalon Miramontes Retired · None · Imperial	Person	$1,075
Thomas Gilkison Retired · None · El Centro	Person	$733.61
Mario Renteria Public Information Officer · City of El Centro · Imperial	Person	$709.74
Robert Menvielle Assessor · Imperial County · El Centro	Person	$650
Mavis Salgado Retired · None · Imperial	Person	$575
Joy Silver Housing Advocate · CHOC · Palm Springs	Person	$548.87

Committees: Tomas Oliva for Assembly 2026, Tomas Oliva for El Centro City Council 2022, Tomas Oliva for Assembly 2024. 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
Eduardo Garcia for Secretary of State 2034 Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento	$2,500	6
Joy Silver Chief Strategy Officer, Community Housing Opportunities Corporation · Palm Springs	$549	12
Michael Bandiera Retired, None · Brawley	$500	2
Howard Welinsky Retired, n/a · Toluca Lake	$500	30
Martin Arias Taxpayer Advocate, San Diego County · San Diego	$500	3
Jesus Terrazas Retired, None · El Centro	$400	2
Rudy Vargas Senior Director, Price Philanthropies foundation · San Diego	$300	2
Martin Serota Physician, Martin Serota · Indian Wells	$262	2
Gilbert Cedillo Sr Advisor, AltaMed Health Services · Los Angeles	$262	3
Alicia Armenta Retired, None · El Centro	$250	2
Chris Thomas President, Thomas & Associates, LLC · Long Beach	$250	2
Jose Preciado Educator, San Diego State University · Chula Vista	$105	5
Eduardo De La Riva Program Manager, VOALA · Maywood	$105	2
David Feltman Strategy Consultant, Osprey Funds · Palm Springs	$105	2
Jacob Rodriguez Jobs to Move America, Organizer · El Centro	$100	2