CHIANG FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JOHN

California · CA-SOS · 1385799

$19.93M
Direct disbursements
471
Distinct vendors
5,041
Disbursement rows
$1.63M
Independent expenditures
May 2016 – Dec 2025
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$19.93M direct disbursements · $5K earmarked passthrough routed to recipients (3 rows where this committee acted as a conduit, with the recipient committee/candidate identified in row metadata)

$2Kacross 12 months

Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 4

Liberty in North Korea $888 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote $250 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn Asians & Pacific Islanders with Disab… $250 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn Bruce Lee Foundation $150 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn CF CHIANG FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JO…

People paid by CHIANG FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JOHN top 20 · $8,925,318 · 0 of 20 linked to person profile

Individuals who received disbursements from this committee — salaried staff, consultants on personal-name contracts, and reimbursements for travel / mileage / per diem. Includes 20 names identified via state-data name-pattern fallback (entity_tp not populated on state filings).

Name Most-common purpose Payments Total paid Activity window
Left Hook · 13 $6,682,790 Mar 2018 → Jun 2018
Adlink Interconnect · 7 $594,105 Apr 2018 → May 2018
Lisa M. Cassinis · THANK YOU RECEPTI… 54 $456,583 May 2016 → Aug 2018
Winning Connections · 3 $215,000 Jun 2018 → Jun 2018
Alexandra Leard · MILEAGE,TRANSPORT… 35 $134,934 Jun 2016 → Jul 2018
Kate Chapek · AIRFARE,MEETING E… 17 $123,556 Feb 2017 → Mar 2018
Mehran Khodanbandeh · LODGING,MEALS,MIL… 26 $90,651 Aug 2016 → Jun 2018
Preston J. Elliott · 10 $61,687 Feb 2018 → Jun 2018
Sean Dugar · AIRFARE,LODGING,C… 12 $60,961 Aug 2017 → Jun 2018
Hilltop Public Solutions · 7 $56,708 Apr 2018 → Jun 2018
Jermaine Ee · 27 $55,052 Mar 2017 → Jun 2018
East West Payroll · 1 $52,986 May 2018
Southwest Airlines · AIRFARE 233 $51,765 Jun 2016 → Jun 2018
Fabien Levy · AIRFARE, LODGING,… 16 $44,846 Feb 2018 → Jun 2018
William J. Parviainen · 26 $42,743 Jun 2017 → Jun 2018
Aaron J. Wodka · 26 $42,229 May 2017 → Jun 2018
Brenda A. Gonzalez Guerrero · POLITICON BOOTH 30 $42,134 Jul 2017 → Jun 2018
Comcast Sports · 3 $41,140 May 2018 → May 2018
John Chiang · BY CREDIT CARD 5 $38,200 May 2016 → Nov 2017
Aref Aziz · AIRFARE,TRANSPORT… 18 $37,249 Jul 2017 → Jun 2018

Spend by category

all-cycle
Media $6.68M Fundraising $824K Digital $790K Strategy & Research $677K Contributions & Transfers $211K Travel & Events $175K Admin & Office $112K Wages & Payroll $99K Software & Tech $99K Print & Mail $79K Legal & Compliance $73K

Spend by service category

Category Total spend Disbursements
Other / Unclassified $10,109,281 1,216
Media $6,682,790 13
Fundraising $824,095 2,962
Digital $790,231 56
Strategy & Research $677,255 27
Contributions & Transfers $211,057 20
Travel & Events $175,167 529
Admin & Office $112,422 24
Wages & Payroll $99,464 15
Software & Tech $98,534 67
Print & Mail $78,907 81
Legal & Compliance $72,691 31

Recent activity showing 20 of 5,041

Date Vendor Purpose Amount
Dec 10, 2025 Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote $250
Sep 24, 2025 Asians & Pacific Islanders with Disabilities of CA $250
Aug 29, 2025 Liberty in North Korea $888
Jun 23, 2025 Bruce Lee Foundation $150
Mar 3, 2025 Pretend City Children's Museum $500
Dec 23, 2024 SECRETARY OF STATE 2025 Annual Fee $50
Oct 4, 2024 Children NOW $188
Sep 23, 2024 Pretend City Children's Museum $500
Sep 23, 2024 Rancho San Antonio $250
Sep 9, 2024 Asians & Pacific Islanders with Disabilities of CA $188
Feb 9, 2024 Pretend City Children's Museum $500
Oct 16, 2023 Asians & Pacific Islanders with Disabilities of CA $388
Sep 29, 2023 Uncommon Voices Collective Donation $250
Aug 3, 2023 Chinese American Museum $188
Aug 3, 2023 APIAVote $250
Jul 28, 2023 Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy $100
Jul 20, 2023 KHEIR Clinic $500
Jul 19, 2023 Asian Youth Center $188
Jul 19, 2023 Monique H. Ruiz $888
Jul 19, 2023 Asians & Pacific Islanders with Disabilities of CA $188