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Sonya Limon: 2024 Annual statement

Annual 2024
Senator, State Senate · due 2025-03-03
Filed
2025-02-27 · signed 02/27/2025 01:34 PM
Source
Read from the FPPC's structured data, checked against the PDF · the PDF (8 p.) · FPPC portal

Findings

Context Travel payments

Lists $8,129.01 in travel paid by others (6 payments)

Largest: Scotland, Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland ($4,561.36, Women in California Leadership Foundation), Anaheim, Ca ($1,031.04, California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation), Carmel by the Sea, CA ($915.45, California Central Coast Legislative Caucus Foundation). 6 of 6 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

Worth a look Lobbying

Lobbying reports name $82.90 in gifts to them in 2024 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 2024, $50 or more from each of these sources, none named among the statement's gifts or travel: EQUALITY CALIFORNIA $82.90 (food / beverages).

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).
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA $82.90
Rule: Lobbying gifts not on the statement
“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

PropertyValueRental income
4871 Nipomo Drive, Carpenteria
Ownership/Deed of Trust
$100,001–$1,000,000$10,001–$100,000
Alex Ornales and Louisa Ornales
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

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 16

FromGiftsTotal
Universtiy of California
1130 K Street, Suite 280, Sacramento Ca
2024-01-29 · Lunch · $49.13
2024-01-31 · Dinner · $116.79
2024-05-08 · Lunch · $20.72
$186.64
California Democratic Party
1830 9th Street, Sacramento, Ca 95811
2024-01-25 · Lunch · $65
2024-02-27 · Lunch · $139.52
2024-02-28 · Lunch · $38.40
$242.92
California Democratic Party
1830 9th Street, Sacramento, Ca 95811
2024-04-09 · Lunch · $25.66
2024-07-03 · Lunch · $27.45
2024-08-07 · Dinner · $180.93
$234.04
Mike McGuire for State Senate, 2022
312 Clay Street, Suite 300, Oakland Ca
2024-02-28 · Tumbler · $58
$58
California Environmental Voters C4
1111 Broadway Suite 300, Oakland Ca
2024-02-21 · Dinner · $30.26
2024-03-15 · Dinner · $33.34
$63.60
Corey Jackson for Assembly 2024
1 W. Manchester Blvd., Suite 700, Inglewood, Ca
2024-10-31 · Birthday Flowers · $70.67
$70.67
University of California
1130 K Street, Suite 280, Sacramento, CA
2024-10-03 · Bookstore items · $118
$118
Bill Dod for Lt. Governor
5445 Madison Ave, Sacramento, Ca 95841
2024-12-01 · Dinner · $336.10
$336.10
California Environmental Voters Education Fund
1111 Broadway Suite 300, Oakland Ca 94607
2024-10-23 · Dinner · $47.72
2024-10-24 · Dinner · $68.48
2024-10-25 · Beverage · $0.70
$116.90
California Environmental Voters Education Fund
1111 Broadway Suite 300, Oakland Ca 94607
2024-10-27 · Breakfast · $87.68
$87.68
Ca Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation
777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 4050, Los Angeles
2024-03-13 · Jacket · $178.08
2024-03-22 · Cesar Chavez Day Print · $15
2024-06-28 · Lunch · $19.81
$212.89
Ca Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation
777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 4050, Los Angeles
2024-08-31 · T-Shirt · $20.93
$20.93
Wine Institute
915 L Street, Suite 1190, Sacramento Ca
2024-03-11 · Dinner · $107.19
2024-08-06 · Dinner · $103
$210.19
Visit Napa Valley
1001 Second Street, Suite 300, Napa Ca
2024-08-06 · Transportation · $110.51
2024-08-06 · Gift Bag · $9.56
$120.07
Antinori Napa Valley
3700 Soda Canyon Rd, Napa Ca 94558
2024-08-06 · Dinner · $125
$125
Hall Wines
401 St. helena Swy. South St Helena, CA
2024-08-06 · Dinner · $75
$75

Schedule E · Travel paid by others 6

Paid byTripAmount
California Environmental Voters Education Fund · 501(c)(3)
1111 Broadway, Suite 300, Oakland, Ca
Tracy, Ca · 2024-05-09 · Direct Air Capture Tour · Gift$179.12
Women in California Leadership Foundation · 501(c)(3)
1787 Tribute Road, Sacramento, CA
Scotland, Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland · 2024-09-12 to 2024-09-22 · Women in California Leadership Study Trip · Gift$4,561.36
California Environmental Voters Education Fund · 501(c)(3)
1111 Broadway, Suite 300, Oakland, Ca
Berkeley, Ca · 2024-04-11 to 2024-04-12 · Climate Summit · Gift$686.13
California Central Coast Legislative Caucus Foundation · 501(c)(3)
777 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA
Carmel by the Sea, CA · 2024-05-30 to 2024-05-31 · Inaugural Conference · Gift$915.45
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation · 501(c)(3)
777 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, Ca
Anaheim, Ca · 2024-03-15 to 2024-03-17 · Policy Summit · Gift$755.91
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation · 501(c)(3)
777 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, Ca
Anaheim, Ca · 2024-12-06 to 2024-12-08 · Policy Summit · Gift$1,031.04