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Benjamin F Coats › Form 700

Benjamin F Coats: 2026 Candidate statement

Candidate 2026
Judge, Ventura County Superior Court · due 2026-03-06
Filed
2026-02-10 · signed 02/10/2026 01:54 PM
Source
Read from the FPPC's structured data, checked against the PDF · the PDF (7 p.) · FPPC portal

Findings

Context Travel payments

Lists $5,033.79 in travel paid by others (1 payment)

Largest: Waimea, Hawaii ($5,033.79, Cal-ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates)). 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.

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 A-1 · Investments (under 10%) 8

NameBusinessValue
Air BNBReal Estate Rental Website$2,000–$10,000
AppleElectronics$10,001–$100,000
Astra ZenecaPharmaceutical$10,001–$100,000
CVS HealthRetail Pharmacy$2,000–$10,000
NetflixEntertainment$10,001–$100,000
Stride IncEmployment service$2,000–$10,000
UI Path IncAutomation Software$2,000–$10,000
Urogen Pharma LtdPharmaceuticals$2,000–$10,000

Schedule A-2 · Businesses & trusts (10% or more) 1

MAES LLC LLC

Commercial real estate ownership · 3295 Telegraph Rd, Ventura, CA 93003 · Member

Value $100,001–$1,000,000 · gross income $10,001–$100,000

Sources of $10,000+: Don Wood; Randolph Andell; Engle Carobini APLC

Holds: 3295 Telegraph Road, Ventura, CA 93003 (Commercial office building with three tenants) · $100,001–$1,000,000 · Property Ownership/Deed of Trust

Schedule B · Real property 3

PropertyValueRental income
2133 Santa Clara Ave, Unit 206, Alameda, CA 94501
Ownership/Deed of Trust		$100,001–$1,000,000$10,001–$100,000
Neil Holmgren
2319 Lincoln Ave, Alameda, CA 94501
Ownership/Deed of Trust		over $1,000,000over $100,000
Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona
3295 Telegraph Rd, Ventura, CA 93003
Ownership/Deed of Trust		$100,001–$1,000,000$10,001–$100,000
Don Wood; Randolph Andell; Engle Carobini APLC

Schedule E · Travel paid by others 1

Paid byTripAmount
Cal-ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates)
2520 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 150, Sacramento, CA		Waimea, Hawaii · 2025-11-03 to 2025-11-07 · Received and gave a presentation regarding the William Bedsworth Judicial Civility Award. · Gift$5,033.79

The filer's comments

A-1 All are my wife's separate property

A-1 All are my wife's separate property

A-2 I recuse myself from the tenants' cases .

B All tenants pay fair market rent. I will recuse myself from any cases concerning the tenants.

B I have 50% ownership in 2133 Santa Clara Ave #206, a residential condominium. The other 50% is owned by my sister.