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William K Shireman

Board Member, Equalization Board

Running in 2026: Board of Equalization Member District 2 (June 2) “Taxpayer Advocate”

Form 700 statements

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2026 Candidate
Board Member, Equalization Board		2026-06-0137 investments, 1 real property, 1 income, 1 travel

Findings

Worth a look Late or missing · the statement

Filed 87 days after its due date (2026-03-06)

This candidate statement for Board Member was due 2026-03-06 and filed 2026-06-01.

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 Travel payments · the statement

Lists $5,000 in travel paid by others (1 payment)

Largest: DALLAS ($5,000, EARTHX). 1 of 1 are listed as gifts.

What to check
  • Who paid, and for what: speeches, conferences and nonprofit-paid travel are treated differently (Schedule E instructions).
  • Whether the paying organizations have business before the office.

Travel: EARTHX $5,000 p.12

Rule: Travel paid by others
“Travel payments from third parties (not your employer).”Form 700 (2025/2026), Types of reportable interests ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Campaign money: Board of Equalization Member District 2

$20,060itemized, 22 contributions
$1,500from 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: $15,119

Campaign paraphernalia, misc.$6,500
Internet and email$4,049
Other (described)$2,000
Consultants$1,520
Legal and accounting$1,000
Filing and ballot fees$50

Largest payees: Cal Voter $6,500 Campaign paraphernalia, misc. · Vottiv Campaigns $2,800 Internet and email · Lindsay Dawicki $1,520 Consultants · Bill Shireman $1,345 Other (described) · Persuade Public Relations $1,000 Legal and accounting · Vottiv $749 Internet and email · Anedot $552 Other (described) · Crowley Media Group $500 Internet and email

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
Trammell Crow
retired · retired · Dallas		Person$9,800
Bill Shireman
CEO · Solution Citizen · San Francisco		Person$6,505.13
Charles Munger Jr.
retired · retired · Palo Alto		Person$1,041.98
Virginia Gable
Wine Sales · Caspar · San Francisco		Person$521.15
William Jackson
writer · na · San Francisco		Person$521.15
Luis Buhler
CFO · Rockledge Associates · Cupertino		Person$500
Paul Cushman
retired · retired · Woodside		Person$260.73
Pradeep Agarwal
Dean · PK Agarwal · Los Altos		Person$104.48
Michael Bernstein
retired · retired · Campbell		Person$104.48
Brian Cox
retired · retired · Saratoga		Person$104.48
Kern King
retired · retired · Menlo Park		Person$104.48
Robert Shireman
retired · retired · Oakland		Person$104.48
John Steiner
Consultant · Source of Synergy Foundation · Longmont		Person$100
Jen Denny
Consultant · JD Strategies · Maryland Heights		Person$52.40
Jay Donde
Attorney · Salesforce · San Francisco		Person$52.40

Committees: #1448194, SHIREMAN FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION DISTRICT 2, 2026; BILL. 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
William Jackson
Entrepreneur, Billjackson.co · San Francisco		$5216
Luis Buhler
CFO, Rockledge Associates · Cupertino		$5007