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State Assembly Member District 66

November 3, 2026 general · the primary

CandidateForm 700FindingsRaisedTheir ownSpent
Sara Deen D
School Boardmember/Businesswoman
2026 Candidate
89 investments, 5 businesses & trusts
—$1,043,778$300,000$861,533
Paul Seo D
Mayor/Corruption Prosecutor
2026 Candidate
49 investments, 2 real property, 1 income
—$1,171,781$14,706$1,043,459

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

$1,085,168 spent by independent committees for or against this race's candidates (24-hour reports, Form 496). The candidates don't control it.

AgainstCandidateFor
$541,037
$267,701
$159,331
$117,099
SpenderFor / againstAmount
South Bay Teachers and Health Care Providers Supporting Sara Deen for Assembly 2026
2026-09-24 – 2026-10-09 · latest report
for Sara Deen$267,701
PACSA PAC, A sponsored committee of Parents Against Child Sexual Abuse
2026-10-05 – 2026-10-09 · latest report
against Sara Deen$262,300
South Bay Teachers and Health Care Providers Supporting Sara Deen for Assembly 2026
2026-09-24 – 2026-10-09 · latest report
against Paul Seo$159,331
Housing Providers for Responsible Solutions, sponsored by housing providers
2026-10-07 – 2026-10-09 · latest report
against Sara Deen$141,199
GOLDEN STATE FORWARD
2026-10-07 – 2026-10-08 · latest report
against Sara Deen$137,538
Committee to Support the Alliance of California's Farmers and Ranchers
2026-10-03 · latest report
for Paul Seo$117,099

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

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

DonorGave toIn this race
Michael Lee-Chang
Student, N/A · Redondo Beach
Sara Deen $150 · Paul Seo $250$400
Dan Elder
Engineer, Novacoast · Redondo Beach
Sara Deen $100 · Paul Seo $100$200
Clifford Numark
Administration, Vitalant · Redondo Beach
Sara Deen $100 · Paul Seo $100$200