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Findings
ContextTravel payments
Lists $7,693.26 in travel paid by others (3 payments)
Largest: Tel Aviv ($6,500, Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest), Washington, DC ($670, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)), palos verdes, CA ($523.26, Legislative Action California). 3 of 3 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.
Lobbying reports name $86.60 in gifts to them in 2025 from 1 source this statement doesn't list
Lobbyist employers' reports to the Secretary of State (Cal-Access) list activity expenses that benefited them in 2025, $50 or more from each of these sources, none named among the statement's gifts or travel: CALIFORNIA BUSINESS PROPERTIES ASSOCIATION $86.60 (lunch).
What to check
Whether they attended or accepted it: the report is the lobbyist employer's account.
What Schedule D doesn't require (Form 700 instructions): gifts returned within 30 days; free admission and food at an event where they made a speech, from its organizer; up to two tickets to a campaign or 501(c)(3) fundraiser from the organization holding it; informational material; plaques worth less than $250.
Whether it's on the statement under another name.
That the report's beneficiary is this person (matched by name and office).
“A gift is reportable if its fair market value is $50 or more. In addition, multiple gifts totaling $50 or more received during the reporting period from a single source must be reported.”Form 700 (2025/2026), Instructions – Schedule D ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Schedule B · Real property 2
Property
Value
Rental income
12590 Contini Mine Road, Jackson, CA Ownership/Deed of Trust
$100,001–$1,000,000
—
3458 Joreg Avenue, Merced, CA 95340 Ownership/Deed of Trust
$100,001–$1,000,000
—
Schedule C · Income and business positions 1
Source
Income
UC Merced Education · General Counsel · 5200 Lake Rd, Merced, CA 95343
over $100,000 Spouse's or registered domestic partner's income
Schedule D · Gifts 5
From
Gifts
Total
Gracie LeCheminant · from the PDF 3841 N. Freeway Blvd, Suite 130, Sacramento, CA
2025-03-12 · Breakfast · $65
$65
Matthew G. Hargrove · from the PDF 1121 L Street, Suite 501, Sacramento, CA
2025-03-19 · Food and Beverage · $86.60
$86.60
Pro Tem Mike McGuire · from the PDF 312 Clay Street, Suite #300, Oakland, CA
2025-04-02 · Custom jacket · $131.27
$131.27
Anna Maubach · from the PDF 1415 L Street, Suite 460, Sacramento, CA
2025-01-27 · Private Dinner · $148.09
$148.09
California Independent Petoleum Association · from the PDF 1001 K Street, Sixth Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814
2025-12-29 · Dinner · $443.18
$443.18
Schedule E · Travel paid by others 3
Paid by
Trip
Amount
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) · 501(c)(3) 2733 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202
Washington, DC · 2025-05-21 to 2025-05-23 · made a speech / panel · Gift
$670
Legislative Action California · 501(c)(3) 1415 L Street Suite 920, Sacramento CA 95814
palos verdes, CA · 2025-09-26 to 2025-09-28 · made a speech / panel · Gift
$523.26
Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest · 501(c)(3) 456 Montgomery St. #2100, San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel Aviv · 2025-09-19 to 2025-09-23 · made a speech / panel · Gift