Behested Payments. Info You Didn't Know Existed

Under California's transparency laws, an elected official who fundraises or otherwise solicits payments from one individual or organization to be given to another individual or organization may be required to report the payment. Generally, a payment is considered "behested" and subject to reporting if it is made:

• At the request, suggestion, or solicitation of, or made in cooperation, consultation, coordination or concert with the public official; and

• For a legislative, governmental or charitable purpose.

You can search through the behested payments reported by members of the Senate and Assembly, and statewide elected officers. You can search by official, payor or payee, and narrow the search by selecting a year.  

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Unfortunately the demographics of the Assembly & Senate districts does not reflect the behests.

Total Behested Payments for current Assembly members representing the San Fernando Valley:

40 - Pilar Schiavo (2023-2025) $18,000 
43 - Celeste Rodriguez (2025)   $23,500 
44 - Nick Schultz (2025) $24,500 
46 - Jesse Gabriel (2018 - 2025) $1,981,616 

Total Behested Payments for current Senate members representing the San Fernando Valley:

20 - Caroline Menjivar (2024-2025) $178,329 
27 - Henry Stern (2018-2025) $169,500 

 The Behested Payments for California statewide elected officials:

Governor Gavin Newsom (2019 -2025) $331,831,628 
Attorney General Rob Bonta (2020-2025) $699,075  
Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis(2018 -2025) $6,222,500 
California Commissioner of Insurance Ricardo Lara (2019-2025)  $631,836 
California Treasurer Ma Fiona (2019-2025)   $88,000 
Secretary of State of California Alex Padilla (2015 to 2022) $840,000  
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmand (2019-2025) $950,000 

Download the raw behested payment data in excel format

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