LAIRD FOR SENATE 2024; JOHN

California · CA-SOS · 1434540

$2.74M
Direct disbursements
245
Distinct vendors
1,413
Disbursement rows
$787K
Independent expenditures
Dec 2020 – Apr 2026
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$2.74M direct disbursements · $12K earmarked passthrough routed to recipients (3 rows where this committee acted as a conduit, with the recipient committee/candidate identified in row metadata)

$75Kacross 12 months

Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 10

CHASE CARD SERVICES $18K Fundraising · 13 txns DEANE & COMPANY $12K Wages & Payroll · 8 txns SLO County Democratic Party $6K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns Susan Rubio for Senate 2026 $6K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY $2K Wages & Payroll · 1 txn Leadership Santa Cruz County $2K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn ALASKA AIRLINES $2K Travel & Events · 1 txn California Foundation on the Environm… $2K Travel & Events · 1 txn MARRIOTT MARQUIS $2K Travel & Events · 3 txns Monterey County Democratic Central Co… $2K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn LF LAIRD FOR SENATE 2024; JOHN

People paid by LAIRD FOR SENATE 2024; JOHN top 20 · $715,695 · 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
California Democratic Party · 16 $279,470 Apr 2021 → Jan 2026
Connie Sanders Emerson · APPETIZERS ONLY 70 $184,217 Dec 2020 → Dec 2024
Chase Card Services · CREDIT CARD PAYME… 61 $124,874 Jan 2021 → May 2026
Monterey County Elections · 2 $23,751 Nov 2023 → Jul 2024
Richard Stapler · 12 23 $19,735 Dec 2021 → Dec 2024
Paragon Payment Solutions · 39 $14,120 Apr 2021 → Dec 2024
United Airlines · 11 4 $10,134 Sep 2023 → Nov 2025
Aioli Bodega Espanola · APPETIZERS ONLY 12 $9,323 Oct 2021 → Jul 2023
Air Canada · 7 4 $8,375 Jun 2022 → May 2024
Good Times · ONLINE ADS 1 $6,921 Feb 2024
John Laird · 3 $5,727 Nov 2023 → Sep 2024
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh · 11 1 $3,824 Nov 2021
Turkish Airlines · 11 1 $3,813 Sep 2022
Southwest Airlines · 3 20 $3,811 Aug 2021 → Mar 2026
Plasha Will · 4 $3,368 Oct 2024 → Nov 2024
Franchise Tax Board · 3 $3,131 Mar 2024 → Apr 2026
Citizen Marriott · 4 6 $3,092 Mar 2022 → Mar 2026
United States Treasury · 1 $2,811 Apr 2024
Wizz Airline · 11 2 $2,600 Dec 2022
Santa Cruz Sentinel · ONLINE ADS 2 $2,595 Feb 2024 → Oct 2024

Spend by category

all-cycle
Travel & Events $414K Contributions & Transfers $209K Fundraising $187K Wages & Payroll $85K Digital $64K Software & Tech $12K Print & Mail $12K Admin & Office $6K

Spend by service category

Category Total spend Disbursements
Other / Unclassified $1,750,412 932
Travel & Events $414,290 169
Contributions & Transfers $208,616 33
Fundraising $187,088 131
Wages & Payroll $85,413 55
Digital $63,665 27
Software & Tech $12,317 38
Print & Mail $11,962 7
Admin & Office $5,626 21

Recent activity showing 20 of 1,413

Date Vendor Purpose Amount
May 13, 2026 CHASE CARD SERVICES Credit -$137
May 13, 2026 CHASE CARD SERVICES Credit Card Payment $282
May 13, 2026 CHASE CARD SERVICES Credit Card Payment $204
May 11, 2026 DEANE & COMPANY $1,476
May 8, 2026 Villa Azteca 5/8/26, Legislative Staff Meeting, 3, including Officeholder $118
Apr 28, 2026 Prelude Kitchen & Bar 4/28/26, Legislative Meeting, 2, including Officeholder $150
Apr 27, 2026 SLO County Democratic Party $5,000
Apr 23, 2026 Freeport Bakery $54
Apr 16, 2026 CHASE CARD SERVICES Credit Card Payment $2,050
Apr 7, 2026 DEANE & COMPANY $1,845
Apr 7, 2026 Monterey County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) $1,500
Apr 6, 2026 DEANE & COMPANY $250
Apr 3, 2026 Sala Thai 4/3/26, Legislative Meeting, 4, including Officeholder $101
Apr 2, 2026 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY $1,992
Apr 2, 2026 Solaire 4/2/26, Legislative Meeting, 6, including Officeholder $181
Apr 1, 2026 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD $847
Mar 25, 2026 Khalida Sarwari 5/30/25-6/1/25, Lodging, Anaheim, CA, California Democratic Convention, 1 $504
Mar 25, 2026 Khalida Sarwari Federal Contribution $285
Mar 25, 2026 CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY Federal Contribution $310
Mar 25, 2026 Khalida Sarwari Federal Contribution $310