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Sonya Limon › Form 700

Sonya Limon: 2025 Annual statement

Annual 2025
Senator, State Senate · due 2026-03-02
Filed
2026-02-26 · signed 02/26/2026 03:01 PM
Source
Read from the FPPC's structured data, checked against the PDF · the PDF (8 p.) · FPPC portal

Findings

Context Travel payments

Lists $23,036.51 in travel paid by others (5 payments)

Largest: Spain ($11,942.80, California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy), Taipei City, Taiwan ($7,577, Taiwan, Ministry of Foreighn Affairs), Napa, Ca ($1,442.80, California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation). 5 of 5 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.

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

Schedule B · Real property 2

PropertyValueRental income
35 Dearborn Place # 54, Goleta
Ownership/Deed of Trust		$100,001–$1,000,000$10,001–$100,000
Sara Martinez, Ruby Sanchez and Sabina Martinez
4871 Nipomo Drive, Carpinteria
Ownership/Deed of Trust		$100,001–$1,000,000$10,001–$100,000
Alex Ornales and Louisa Ornales

Schedule C · Income and business positions 1

SourceIncome
McCune Foundation
Board of Directors · PO Box 24340, Ventura Ca 93002		$1,001–$10,000
Salary

Schedule D · Gifts 15

FromGiftsTotal
University of California
1130 K Street, Suite 280, Sacramento Ca
2025-01-28 · Dinner · $42.45
2025-03-04 · Dinner · $89.86
2025-06-17 · Gift Box · $208.74
$341.05
Wine Institute
915 L Street, Suite 1190, Sacramento Ca
2025-08-28 · Dinner · $206.36
$206.36
Visit Napa Valley
1001 Second Street, Suite 300, Napa Ca
2025-08-28 · Gift Bag · $19
2025-08-28 · Transportation · $81.85
$100.85
Women in California Leadership
1700 Tribute Road, Suite 201, Sacramento Ca
2025-01-06 · Stationary · $20.54
2025-01-08 · Dinner · $200
2025-01-29 · Dinner · $87.88
$308.42
Women in California Leadership
1700 Tribute Road, Suite 201, Sacramento Ca
2025-06-12 · Flowers · $132.39
$132.39
Buena Vista Winery
18000 Old Winery Road, Sonoma Ca
2025-08-28 · Dinner · $71.32
$71.32
Mike McGuire for State Senate, 2022
312 Clay Street, Suite 300, Oakland Ca
2025-04-02 · Jacket · $131.27
$131.27
The Goldman School
607 Hearts Avenue, Berkeley Ca
2025-01-14 · Dinner · $251.79
$251.79
Sacramento Republic FC
428 J Street, Suite 700, Sacramento Ca
2025-06-24 · Jersey · $75
$75
Corey Jackson for Assembly
1 W. Manchester Blvd, Suite 700, Inglewood Ca
2025-10-30 · Flowers · $70.02
$70.02
California Democratic Party
1830 9th Street, Sacramento Ca
2025-01-28 · Breakfast and Lunch · $60.92
2025-02-06 · Dinner · $93.77
2025-02-06 · Food · $9.14
$163.83
California Democratic Party
1830 9th Street, Sacramento Ca
2025-02-07 · Lunch · $20.04
2025-02-12 · Breakfast and Lunch · $97.27
2025-02-12 · Dinner · $216.01
$333.32
California Democratic Party
1830 9th Street, Sacramento Ca
2025-07-03 · Lunch · $32.87
$32.87
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation
E. Ocean Blvd, Ste 420, Long Beach Ca
2025-12-05 · Entertainment · $93
$93
Planned Parenthood
1201 K Street, Suite 710, Sacramento Ca
2025-02-10 · Food and Beverage · $63.44
2025-04-01 · Poster and Signs · $3.38
2025-06-12 · Pin · $4.67
$71.49

Schedule E · Travel paid by others 5

Paid byTripAmount
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation · 501(c)(3)
555 E. Ocean Blvd., Suite 420, Long Beach, CA		Napa, Ca · 2025-04-03 to 2025-04-04 · Policy Summit · Gift$1,442.80
California Legislative Central Coast Caucus Foundation · 501(c)(3)
445 S Figueroa Street, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, Ca		Carmel by the Sea, Ca · 2025-05-08 to 2025-05-09 · Policy Retreat · Gift$1,059.17
Taiwan, Ministry of Foreighn Affairs · 501(c)(3)
No. 2, Ketagalan Blvd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan		Taipei City, Taiwan · 2025-04-14 to 2025-04-19 · Senate Delegation · Gift$7,577
California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy · 501(c)(3)
920 11th Street, Sacramento, Ca		Spain · 2025-10-17 to 2025-10-29 · Study Tour · Gift$11,942.80
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation · 501(c)(3)
555 E. Ocean Blvd., Suite 420, Long Beach, CA		Anaheim, Ca · 2025-12-04 to 2025-12-07 · Policy Summit · Gift$1,014.74

The filer's comments

D Check #1471 in the amount of $22.27 was sent to California Democratic Party to stay within FPPC Guideline Limits