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Tony K Thurmond
Governor
Running in 2026: Governor (June 2) “California State Superintendent of Public Instruction”
Form 700 statements
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Candidate (amendment) Governor | 2026-03-06 | 1 gifts, 1 travel |
| 2026 Candidate Governor | 2026-03-05 | 1 income, 2 gifts |
Findings
Behested payments
What Tony K Thurmond reported others paying at their request (FPPC Form 803) since 2024: $10,000 in 1 payment to 1 recipient. Officials report a source that pays $5,000 or more in a year; there is no limit.
Largest recipients: Berkeley Food Pantry $10,000
| Paid by | To, for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ranzetta Family Charitable Fund Warwick | Berkeley Food Pantry · Food delivery to community in need Charitable · 2024-03-26 | $10,000 |
From the FPPC's Form 803 data (search and download). “Campaign donor” links to a donor who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.
Campaign money: Governor
$459,313itemized, 789 contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $1,121,023
Other (described)$419,807
Consultants$378,500
Legal and accounting$69,224
Fundraising events$51,547
Polling$47,500
Candidate travel and meals$40,238
Internet and email$39,274
Contributions to others$22,094
Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$17,243
Meetings and appearances$11,815
Largest payees: Jacobson & Zilber Strategies LLC $535,712 Internet and email · S.E. Owens & Company $69,258 Internet and email · Mission Wired $51,150 Other (described) · Lake Research Partners $47,500 Polling · Annie Eagan Consulting $46,154 Postage and delivery · Connolly Consulting $43,130 Meetings and appearances · NGP Van, Inc. $35,830 Fundraising events · Michael Davis $34,000 Consultants
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SEIU United Healthcare Workers West Political Action Committee Los Angeles | Small contributor cmte | $39,000 |
| Faculty for our University's Future Sacramento | Small contributor cmte | $29,200 |
| Peter Nixon Partner · New Castle Properties Group · Sacramento | Person | $20,000 |
| IBEW PAC Educational Fund (FEC ID #C90022351) Washington | Business/other | $12,500 |
| International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 92 PAC Sacramento | Committee | $12,500 |
| Ali Sahabi Chief Operating Officer · Optimum Seismic · Vernon | Person | $12,500 |
| Garner Holt Education Through Imagination, LLC(Garner Holt) Redlands | Business/other | $12,351 |
| Mark Angel Chief Executive Officer · Amira Learning · Seattle | Person | $10,000 |
| Melody Howe Weintraub President · Winning Results · Lafayette | Person | $10,000 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 551 Los Angeles | Committee | $10,000 |
| Sabrina Moyle Co-Founder · Hello!Lucky · Hillsborough | Person | $10,000 |
| Jose Medina for Riverside Board of Supervisors 2028 Sacramento | Committee | $9,000 |
| Association of California State Supervisors PAC Sacramento | Committee | $7,000 |
| Richard Robbins Founder · Wareham Development · San Rafael | Person | $6,000 |
| Committee to Elect Abel Pineda for San Pablo County 2020 San Pablo | Committee | $5,900 |
Committees: Re-Elect Tony Thurmond for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2022, Tony Thurmond for Assembly, Tony Thurmond for Senate 2009 Exploratory Committee, Tony Thurmond for Assembly 2014, Tony Thurmond for Assembly 2016, Tony Thurmond for Assembly 2018, Tony Thurmond for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2018, Tony Thurmond for Governor 2026. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.
Outside spending for and against them
$2,369spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| ACLU California Action Votes primary · latest report | for | $2,369 |
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 | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEIU United Healthcare Workers West Political Action Committee Labor union · Los Angeles | $39,000 | 13 | |
| Faculty for our University's Future Labor union · Sacramento | $29,200 | 6 | |
| International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 92 PAC Labor union · Sacramento | $12,500 | 32 | |
| Ali Sahabi Chief Operating Officer, Optimum Seismic · Vernon | $12,500 | 5 | |
| Sabrina Moyle Co-Founder, Hello!Lucky · Hillsborough | $10,000 | 3 | |
| Association of California State Supervisors PAC Group or PAC · Sacramento | $7,000 | 26 | |
| Richard Robbins Real Estate Development, Richard Robbins · San Rafael | $6,000 | 5 | |
| IBEW 332 Education Fund (Sponsored by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 332) Labor union · San Jose | $5,000 | 4 | |
| Marn DDS Dental Practice PC Business · Phoenix | $5,000 | 8 | |
| Operating Engineers 3 Statewide PAC Labor union · Concord | $5,000 | 6 | |
| James Ramos Assemblymember, State of California · Highland | $5,000 | 14 | |
| Ryan Gales Chief Executive Officer, Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Inc. · Los Angeles | $5,000 | 2 | |
| Moses Libitzky Chairman, Libitzky Property Companies · Emeryville | $4,201 | 9 | |
| Sabrina Cervantes for Senate 2024 Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento | $4,000 | 5 | |
| Yurok Tribe Tribal government · Klamath · registered lobbyist employer | $4,000 | 2 |