Carl DeMaio
$316,005
total money tracked
Connected Interests
Carl DeMaio for State Assembly
$200,005
Carl DeMaio personally contributed $200,005 in 17 transactions to his own Assembly campaign committee in the 2023 cycle (separate from the $100K loan in Round 2 connection #178727 and ~$91K late-received). Top-1 contributor to his own committee. Total self-funding ~$391K.
Carl DeMaio for State Assembly
$100,000
Carl DeMaio personally loaned $100,000 to his own Assembly committee on 2023-12-06 ($91,000 + $9,000 documented as separate loan instruments, transaction ID 2873487 - B1-1 and B1-2). DeMaio's self-disclosed occupation on the loan filings: FINANCIAL INVESTOR. Round 1's open question on candidate-personal loans is now answered: yes, $100K from DeMaio personally to his Assembly committee at the campaign launch.
Hale Media Inc.
$16,000
A 2010 DeMaio-controlled committee "Reforming City Hall with Carl DeMaio" paid $16,000 to Hale Media Inc. for signature gathering. Hale Media is owned by Jonathan Hale, DeMaio's then-boyfriend (married 2015). Documented historical pattern of DeMaio-controlled committee funds flowing to a vendor with personal-relationship ties to the candidate — relevant precedent for the current Reform California self-dealing inquiry.
Peace Officers Research Association of California Political Issues Committee (PORAC PIC)
PORAC (Peace Officers Research Association of California, via president Brian Marvel) filed sworn FPPC complaint against DeMaio on Aug 28, 2024 alleging three violations of California campaign finance law: (1) unreported in-kind transfer of Reform California website + database to Assembly campaign; (2) failure to accrue $260,000 LMA TV ad buy; (3) Reform California Voter Guide operating as candidate-controlled recipient committee in violation of one-bank-account rule. Status: under FPPC review.
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP lobbied Carl DeMaio re: Advise on development in adjoining area.
Whitney Hodges
Whitney Hodges (Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP) lobbied Carl DeMaio
Michael S. Hansen
Michael S. Hansen (Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP) lobbied Carl DeMaio
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP lobbied Carl DeMaio re: Oppose addition of new permit conditions not required at the time of original project approval for D
John Ponder
John E. Ponder (Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP) lobbied Carl DeMaio
Whitney Hodges
Whitney Hodges (Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP) lobbied Carl DeMaio
Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP
Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP lobbied Carl DeMaio re: Oppose City's issuance of a Conditional Use Permit for Veterans Administration's residential care or
CYNTHIA MORGAN-REED
Cynthia Morgan (Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP) lobbied Carl DeMaio
Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP
Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP lobbied Carl DeMaio re: Oppose City's issuance of a Conditional Use Permit for Veterans Administration's residential care or
CYNTHIA MORGAN-REED
Cynthia Morgan (Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP) lobbied Carl DeMaio
Public Policy Strategies Inc.
Public Policy Strategies Inc. lobbied Carl DeMaio re: City decisions affcting SDSU
KIMBERLY MILLER
Kimberly Hale Miller (Public Policy Strategies Inc.) lobbied Carl DeMaio
LEDFORD ENTERPRISES, INC.
Ledford Enterprises, Inc. lobbied Carl DeMaio re: Rezone of industrial property located off of Sydney Court in the University City area.
RICHARD S. LEDFORD
Richard S. Ledford (Ledford Enterprises, Inc.) lobbied Carl DeMaio
Southwest Strategies
Southwest Strategies LLC lobbied Carl DeMaio re: City Leasing contract for commercial space
Christopher Wahl
A. Christopher Wahl (Southwest Strategies LLC) lobbied Carl DeMaio
Distinctive Projects Company, Inc., dba DPC
Distinctive Projects Company, Inc., dba DPC lobbied Carl DeMaio re: Lease Development Agreement, Planned Development Permit, and Environmental Impact Report for Brown F
Bettie Sax
Bettie Sax (Distinctive Projects Company, Inc., dba DPC) lobbied Carl DeMaio
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP lobbied Carl DeMaio re: Entitlement approvals, existing and proposed regulations and policies applicable to the Del Mar High
John Ponder
John E. Ponder (Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP) lobbied Carl DeMaio
JEFFREY FORREST
Jeffrey W. Forrest (Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP) lobbied Carl DeMaio
The Law Office of Cynthia L. Eldred
The Law Office of Cynthia L. Eldred lobbied Carl DeMaio re: Approval if CUP for property in Old Town.
Cynthia L. Eldred
Cynthia L. Eldred (The Law Office of Cynthia L. Eldred) lobbied Carl DeMaio
McDade Strategic Consulting
McDade Strategic Consulting lobbied Carl DeMaio re: Various Waste Disposal Issues Which Affect Industry.
John Michael McDade
J. Michael McDade (McDade Strategic Consulting) lobbied Carl DeMaio
Urban Housing Partners
Urban Housing Partners lobbied Carl DeMaio re: Grantville Community Plan Amendment
Sharm Harmer
Sherm Harmer (Urban Housing Partners) lobbied Carl DeMaio
Hecht Solberg Robinson Goldberg & Bagley LLP
Hecht Solberg Robinson Goldberg & Bagley LLP lobbied Carl DeMaio re: Stone Creek Master Plan (Mira Mesa), Carrol Canyon Mining Operation, Mira Mesa, Carrol Canyon Road a
PAUL ROBINSON
Paul E. Robinson (Hecht Solberg Robinson Goldberg & Bagley LLP) lobbied Carl DeMaio
Hecht Solberg Robinson Goldberg & Bagley LLP
Hecht Solberg Robinson Goldberg & Bagley LLP lobbied Carl DeMaio re: Negotiations and discussions with the City for the development of the property located on Vista Sorr
PAUL ROBINSON
Paul Robinson (Hecht Solberg Robinson Goldberg & Bagley LLP) lobbied Carl DeMaio
The Law Office of Cynthia L. Eldred
The Law Office of Cynthia L. Eldred lobbied Carl DeMaio re: CUP for property in Old Town
Cynthia L. Eldred
Cynthia L. Eldred (The Law Office of Cynthia L. Eldred) lobbied Carl DeMaio
Falcon Strategies
Falcon Strategies LLC lobbied Carl DeMaio re: Certification of EIR and required local permits to allow for development of the Brown Field Internat
Clariss Reyes Falcon
Clarissa Reyes Falcon (Falcon Strategies LLC) lobbied Carl DeMaio
Johan Klehs & Company, Inc.
Johan Klehs & Company, Inc. lobbied Carl DeMaio re: RFP process for city ambulances.
Johan Klehs
Johan Klehs (Johan Klehs & Company, Inc.) lobbied Carl DeMaio
MJE Marketing Services, Inc.
MJE Marketing Services, Inc. lobbied Carl DeMaio re: Approval of OMCPU (Otay Mesa Community Plan Update)
Reform California with Carl DeMaio - Ballot Measure Committee
DeMaio is the candidate-controller (chairman/principal officer) of Reform California with Carl DeMaio Ballot Measure Committee (FPPC #1268914). Founded 2015. Treasurer J Stevan Kemp.
Lauren Bogart
Lauren Bogart (MJE Marketing Services, Inc.) lobbied Carl DeMaio
Carl DeMaio for State Assembly
DeMaio is the candidate of Carl DeMaio for State Assembly committee (FPPC #1464955) for the AD-75 race. Treasurer J Stevan Kemp.
Reform California Voter Guide
DeMaio is listed as Chairman of Reform California Voter Guide (FPPC #1446747) per the Statement of Organization (Exhibit D of PORAC FPPC complaint). Treasurer C. April Boling. Alleged in PORAC complaint to operate as recipient committee in violation of the one-bank-account rule.
Investigations
Reform California, Incorporated Published
Carl DeMaio runs three interlocking, candidate-controlled committees that moved $1.07 million into a slate mailer that disclosed receiving none of it. A sworn FPPC complaint, a documented spousal-vendor pattern, $391K in self-funding with the loan occupation listed as "FINANCIAL INVESTOR," and three named Republican officeholders publicly calling for criminal investigation — all in the filings the candidate signed himself.
Prologue: Enron by the Sea Published
How a hidden pension hole and a federal bribery scandal rebuilt San Diego around one powerful mayor — and made austerity the civic religion.
The Austerity Consensus Published
A management-made budget crisis reframed as a labor problem — and a nominally Democratic city handed back to the donor network.