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FEC filing · Reported office: U.S. House · California · District 40

Reported spending supporting Esther Kim Varet

CALIFORNIA BLUE PAC reported $1,205.95 in independent expenditures supporting Esther Kim Varet.

Reported amount$1,205.95

P2P SMS MESSAGING

Reported support
One filing row · 2026 cycle

Source snapshot: October 16, 2026. Later filings or amendments may change the record.

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Who, what, and why this record exists.

Filing identifiers ↓
What was reported?
P2P SMS MESSAGINGOriginal purpose text supplied by the filer.
Who was the payee?
FOUR PONIES CONSULTING LLCThe named payee, not necessarily the publisher or platform.
Which election?
Primary2026 reporting cycle. The filing’s election designation is not proof of ballot qualification.
Candidate party in this filing
DEMOCRATIC PARTYFiler-supplied affiliation, not an independent check of current status.
Reported dates

When was it reported?

DisseminationMay 18, 2026

Reported date the communication was distributed.

ExpenditureMay 18, 2026

Expenditure date supplied by the filer.

Received by the FECMay 19, 2026

Receipt date for the report, not the ad’s publication date.

These fields describe different events and are shown as reported—not combined into a single “ad date.” FEC field definitions ↗

Read the record correctly

Outside spending, not a donation to the candidate.

The FEC defines an independent expenditure as spending on a communication advocating a candidate’s election or defeat, made independently of the candidate or party. That is the category reported here—not proof that the FEC has verified every claim in this filing.

How the FEC defines independent expenditures ↗

A finance row is not the ad itself.

This connected record does not include the ad’s text, video, impressions, audience, or verified platform. Purpose and payee names alone cannot establish those details, effectiveness, coordination, or wrongdoing.

Support or opposition is the filer’s reported designation, not Electionpedia’s position.

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From the October 16, 2026 snapshot; this is not a complete or live spending total. Dates below use dissemination, then expenditure, then receipt when earlier fields are absent.

Source details & filing identifiers

Identifiers let you match this row to the original source. They are not additional spending amounts.

Spender FEC ID
C00948216
Candidate FEC ID
H6CA40309
FEC file number
1976489
Transaction ID
SE24.32108
Filing image
202605199867008203
Amendment code
N
Election code
P
Reported district code
40
Office code
H
Electionpedia ID
eop-ad-0583ita

Source snapshot checked October 16, 2026. The filing links lead to the FEC; access and availability are controlled by that agency. Original and amended reports can overlap, so these rows should not be summed as a verified total without reconciliation.

How to interpret this record

CALIFORNIA BLUE PAC: reported spending supporting Esther Kim Varet

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