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Board of Equalization Member District 3

November 3, 2026 general · the primary

CandidateForm 700FindingsRaisedTheir ownSpent
Mike Gipson D
State Assemblymember/Father
2026 Candidate
12 gifts, 9 travel
—$1,099,088—$1,279,274
Samuel P. Sukaton D
Labor Union Organizer
2026 Candidate
2 income
—$45,538—$31,381

Raised: itemized contributions to the candidate's controlled committees on Cal-Access reports covering 2025–2026 (latest amendments only). Their own: contributions and loans from the candidate. A candidate for federal office (U.S. House) reports to the FEC, not Cal-Access.

Outside spending

$7,257 spent by independent committees for or against this race's candidates (24-hour reports, Form 496). The candidates don't control it.

AgainstCandidateFor
$7,257
SpenderFor / againstAmount
GOLDEN STATE FORWARD
2026-10-08 · latest report
for Mike Gipson$7,257

Expenditures of $1,000 or more within 90 days of the election, reported within 24 hours; earlier spending is reported on other forms not shown here.

Donors to more than one candidate here

1 donor gave to two or more of this race's candidates (all their contributions to each, 2025–2026).

DonorGave toIn this race
California Federation of Teachers COPE
Labor union · Sacramento
Mike Gipson $4,000 · Samuel P. Sukaton $1,500$5,500