See Who Gave Maximum Sums To Mayor Garcia's 2026 Lt. Governor Committee (That He's Used Thus Far As A Slush Fund To Support Other Campaigns)
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(Jan. 31, 2020, 8:40 p.m.) -- The individuals and entities below gave the maximum allowable sums ($7,800 each) in 2019 to the "Robert Garcia for Lt. Governor 2026" political campaign committee. Most of the Committee's Dec. 31, 2019 cash balance of $186,415 came from Garcia having transferred roughly $160,000+ unused from his 2018 Mayoral campaign.
By filing paperwork for Lt. Governor in 2026, Garcia simultaneously created an account he controls for that sixi figure sum and also signaled that he plans to seek a third term as Mayor in 2022. In 2022, Garcia would benefit from Charter Amendment BBB that he proposed in mid-2018 and LB voters approved (after a six figure campaign run by a separate Garcia operated political committee) that erased LB's former write-in requirement for Mayors/Councilmembers seeking third terms. .
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NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR
CITY
STATE/ZIP
LONG BEACH POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PAC
SACRAMENTO
CA / 95814
ID NUMBER
EMPLOYER
OCCUPATION
761004
AMOUNT
TYPE
TRANS. DATE
FILED DATE
TRANS #
$7,800.00
INITIAL
12/19/2019
12/19/2019
2425792-INC53
NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR
CITY
STATE/ZIP
WATERFORD RESIDENTIAL, LLC
IRVINE
CA / 92612
ID NUMBER
EMPLOYER
OCCUPATION
AMOUNT
TYPE
TRANS. DATE
FILED DATE
TRANS #
$7,800.00
INITIAL
12/19/2019
12/19/2019
2425792-INC52
NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR
CITY
STATE/ZIP
LONG BEACH FIREFIGHTERS PAC
SIGNAL HILL
CA / 90755
ID NUMBER
EMPLOYER
OCCUPATION
781470
AMOUNT
TYPE
TRANS. DATE
FILED DATE
TRANS #
$7,800.00
INITIAL
12/19/2019
12/19/2019
2425792-INC51
NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR
CITY
STATE/ZIP
JOHN C. MOLINA
LONG BEACH
CA / 90803
ID NUMBER
EMPLOYER
OCCUPATION
MOLINA HEALTHCARE
CFO
AMOUNT
TYPE
TRANS. DATE
FILED DATE
TRANS #
$7,800.00
INITIAL
12/19/2019
12/19/2019
2425792-INC50
NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR
CITY
STATE/ZIP
FRANK SURYAN
NEWPORT BEACH
CA / 92660
ID NUMBER
EMPLOYER
OCCUPATION
LYON LIVING
CEO
AMOUNT
TYPE
TRANS. DATE
FILED DATE
TRANS #
$7,800.00
INITIAL
12/19/2019
12/19/2019
2425792-INC49
NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR
CITY
STATE/ZIP
LONG BEACH HOTEL PROPERTIES, LLC
LONG BEACH
CA / 90802
ID NUMBER
EMPLOYER
OCCUPATION
AMOUNT
TYPE
TRANS. DATE
FILED DATE
TRANS #
$7,800.00
INITIAL
12/19/2019
12/19/2019
2425792-INC47
NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR
CITY
STATE/ZIP
BEACH FRONT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
LONG BEACH
CA / 90807
ID NUMBER
EMPLOYER
OCCUPATION
AMOUNT
TYPE
TRANS. DATE
FILED DATE
TRANS #
$7,800.00
INITIAL
12/19/2019
12/19/2019
2425780-INC46
Sponsor
Sponsor
Thus far, Garcia has used the Committee mainly as a funding source he controls to support campaigns by current or possible future allies (listed below.) The sums include $10,000 that Garcia gave (alongside $10,000 sums from the LB Police Officers Ass'n PAC and state Senator Lena Gonzalez's leftover 2019 committee) to the LB Firefighters Ass'n PAC for an "independent campaign" to support electing Mary Zendejas to the 1st Council distrcit seat (November 2019 special election.) The Garcia/LBPOA/Gonzalez $10,000 contributions for the Firefighters Ass'n's "independent" campaign bypassed lower limits on contributions to candidate-run Council campaign committees.
RE-ELECT VICE MAYOR DEE ANDREWS TO LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL 2020
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
SUPPORT
MONETARY
$400.00
Sponsor
Sponsor
Sponsor
Sponsor
Sponsor
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