Richard Barrera

Balfour Beatty Construction — 9+ active SDUSD bond contracts (~$316M aggregate) under Prop S/Z/YY/U during Barrera tenure; per ICOC Dec 2025 contractor list

CW Driver Inc. — 3 active SDUSD bond contracts (~$280M aggregate, Mira Mesa HS $81.3M, GW Smith parking $44.5M, GW Smith Site Redev $154.6M); per ICOC Dec 2025 contractor list

Swinerton Builders — ~7 active SDUSD bond contracts (~$169M aggregate, San Diego HS $73.9M etc.); per ICOC Dec 2025 contractor list

Soltek Pacific Construction — 9 active SDUSD bond contracts (~$153M aggregate); per ICOC Dec 2025 contractor list

Sundt Construction — 6 active SDUSD bond contracts (~$140M aggregate, Canyon Hills HS, Gompers, Grant, Hardy, Einstein HS); per ICOC Dec 2025 contractor list

Erickson-Hall Construction — 4 active SDUSD bond contracts (~$108M aggregate, Americas Finest, Albert Einstein Academy, Standley MS); per ICOC Dec 2025; also $52.5K bond-campaign donations cycle 2016 per inewsource

Nexgen Construction — 6 active SDUSD bond contracts (~$74M aggregate); per ICOC Dec 2025

Turner Construction — Madison HS Site Modernization II ($64M); per ICOC Dec 2025

PCL Construction — 2 active SDUSD bond contracts (~$41.6M Marvin ES); per ICOC Dec 2025

Harris & Associates — $21.5M SDUSD construction-management contract awarded 2017; firm donated to prior SDUSD bond campaigns (Voice of San Diego)

AECOM — $21.5M SDUSD construction-management contract awarded 2017; firm donated to prior SDUSD bond campaigns (Voice of San Diego)

Gafcon — $21.5M SDUSD construction-management contract awarded 2017; firm donated to prior SDUSD bond campaigns (Voice of San Diego)

PJHM Architects — $9.5M SDUSD contracts awarded; firm donated $32K to SDUSD bond campaigns over 7 years (Voice of San Diego 2018)

Secretary-Treasurer/CEO of San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council ($110k/yr) while sitting on SDUSD board. Succeeded Lorena Gonzalez when she went to State Assembly. Resigned abruptly Dec 2015 before April term-end and moved to UFCW Local 135. Independent counsel had advised recusal from board votes involving trades-union parties; Barrera never recused.

Campaign contribution to Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026 (FPPC #1478161). Two transactions on 4/17/2026: $19,600 (INC373) + $200 (INC374) = $19,800 total. United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund (UDW/AFSCME) — largest single donor to the campaign. Cal-Access filing_id: 3138866.

Campaign contribution to Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026 (FPPC #1478161). Single transaction $19,600 from CTAPAC (California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship Small Contributor Committee) on 3/5/2026. Cal-Access tran_id: INC332, filing_id: 3138866.

Campaign donations to Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026 (FPPC #1478161). Three transactions: $5,000 (6/17/2025), $4,800 (10/4/2025), $200 (10/4/2025) = $10,000 total. John McGrory is CEO of La Jolla MJ Management Inc. Cal-Access filing_id: 3068643, 3112667.

Campaign donation to Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026 (FPPC #1478161). Single transaction $9,800 on 2/3/2025 (INC2, filing 3068643). Retired. Donated same day as Lawrence E Hess ($9,800) — coordinated family giving ($19,600 combined).

Campaign donation to Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026 (FPPC #1478161). Single transaction $9,800 on 2/3/2025 (INC3, filing 3068643). Retired. Donated same day as M Suzanne Hess ($9,800) — coordinated family giving ($19,600 combined).

Campaign donation to Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026 (FPPC #1478161). Single transaction $9,800 on 2/20/2025 (INC6, filing 3068643). Employer: Manpower / Business Executive.

Campaign donation to Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026 (FPPC #1478161). Single transaction $9,800 on 3/26/2026 (IDT416, filing 3138866). UC San Diego Professor.

Non-monetary (in-kind, Schedule C) contributions to Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026 (FPPC #1478161). Van Pelt Construction Services is an active SDUSD bond contractor (ICOC Dec 2025 list, evidence 24351). Two in-kind transactions: $1,500 (4/3/2025, NON38) + $5,759.83 (5/8/2025, NON39). Barrera was a sitting SDUSD Board member with oversight over these bond contracts at time of donation.

Campaign donation to Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026 (FPPC #1478161). $6,000 on 6/13/2025 (INC65, filing 3068643). Fern Steiner Law APC / Attorney.

Campaign donation to Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026 (FPPC #1478161). $5,000 on 9/30/2025 (IDT216, filing 3112667). Not employed.

Non-monetary (in-kind, Schedule C) contributions to Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026 (FPPC #1478161). Architects Mosher Drew is an ICOC contractor on active SDUSD bond projects (evidence 24351). Two Schedule C transactions: $500 (5/8/2025) + $3,088.19 (11/12/2025) = $3,588.19 total. Architecture/design firm on active SDUSD bond contract, Barrera oversees as board member.

Vanir Construction Management — multiple multimillion-dollar SDUSD bond contracts; firm donated to bond campaigns (Voice of San Diego 2018)

SD County Building & Construction Trades Council — counterparty to SDUSD Project Stabilization Agreement (Jul 28, 2009) Barrera helped negotiate; PSA controls labor on $11.5B bond program. Trades Council and affiliated PACs are recurring SDUSD bond-campaign donors.

Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters — direct counterparty to SDUSD Project Stabilization Agreement (Jul 28, 2009); recurring SDUSD bond-campaign donor.

California Teachers Association — formally endorsed Barrera for State Superintendent (Jan 2026); CTA-endorsed candidate has not lost a state superintendent race since 1982.

San Diego Education Association — primary teachers union endorsing every Barrera election cycle (2008-2024).

Richard Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026 — official candidate-controlled committee, FPPC #1478161; ~$78K raised by end 2025, ~$180K by April 2026.

California Teachers Association endorsement of Barrera for State Superintendent of Public Instruction (2026 primary). Per EdSource and VOSD: "no candidate has been elected state superintendent in 44 years without CTA backing." CTA President David Goldberg: "Richard Barrera is a sitting school board president with decades of public service." Material political support from California's largest education union. Sources: EdSource 2026 candidate profile (24324), VOSD 2025-05-15 (24571).

San Diego Education Association — long-standing political alignment with Barrera throughout SDUSD board tenure. SDEA backing predates and underwrites the CTA endorsement of his 2026 Superintendent run.

Board member of Center on Policy Initiatives, the labor-aligned San Diego policy think tank.

Senior Policy Advisor at California Department of Education, Superintendent's Senior Policy Initiatives Office. Appointed by SPI Tony Thurmond, effective ~July 2024. CONFIRMED BY FORM 700 (2026 Candidate, period 2025-02-09 to 2026-02-09): income OVER $100,000 (salary). Barrera holds this state paid position concurrently with SDUSD board seat. SDUSD board trustees serve without salary — CDE is his primary outside income. Dual public-role raises conflicts: CDE promotes policies (district housing, absenteeism, immigrant protections) that SDUSD board votes on.

Secretary-Treasurer of UFCW Local 135 after leaving Labor Council. Served alongside President Mickey Kasparian during period of multiple lawsuits alleging sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and retaliation by Kasparian. UFCW Local 135 February 2026 letter alleges Barrera was inactive during the misconduct.

SDUSD Board Trustee, Sub-District D — first elected 2008 unopposed; re-elected 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024. Board President for 5 years (most recent stretch). Term expires Dec 2028.

Succeeded Lorena Gonzalez as Secretary-Treasurer of San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council in May 2013 after she won the 80th Assembly District special election with >72% of vote.

Served as Secretary-Treasurer of UFCW Local 135 alongside President Mickey Kasparian during period of multiple lawsuits over sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and retaliation. UFCW Local 135 alleges Barrera "chose the easiest thing possible: inaction."

Championed Lamont Jackson's unanimous board appointment as permanent SDUSD superintendent on March 7, 2022, after about a year as interim.

Tony Thurmond, CA SPI, named Barrera Senior Adviser for Special Projects at California Department of Education (paid) in 2024.

Personally proposed Cindy Marten in closed session in Feb 2013; board adopted her without an open superintendent search. Quoted: "I felt that it would've frankly been dishonest to go through a big, open, engaging community process when we already knew who we wanted."

Board member of Cesar E. Chavez Service Clubs.

Board member of California Immigration Policy Center.