FPPC Enforcement Decisions, October 2025
For Immediate Release:
October 16, 2025
Contact:
Shery Yang, FPPC
(916) 322-7761
Additional information on each of the enforcement cases listed below can be found in the agenda on the FPPC website at www.fppc.ca.gov. FPPC agendas are distributed and posted on the agency website at least 10 days prior to each monthly meeting.
The web version of the agenda includes links to the stipulations agreed to between the FPPC Enforcement Division and the individuals and organizations subject to the fines, or the default decisions proposed to the Commission. Exhibits in support of the stipulations and proposed default decisions are also available on the website. If you or need further assistance, please contact the FPPC communications office at (916) 322-7761 or press@fppc.ca.gov.
I. The following are enforcement decisions approved by the Fair Political Practices Commission at its regular monthly meeting held on Thursday, October 16, 2025. Decisions are listed by category and include a brief summary of each case and the total amount of any administrative fine in each case.
Campaign Late Filer/Reporter
In the Matter of New Car Dealers Association Issues PAC and Thomas Hiltachk; FPPC No. 22/928. Staff: Bridgette Castillo, Senior Commission Counsel. Respondents were represented by Ashlee N. Titus of Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk, LLP. This matter arose from an audit performed by the Franchise Tax Board’s Political Reform Audit Program. New Car Dealer’s Association Issues PAC is a state general purpose committee that became a state primarily formed ballot measure committee at the end of September 2020. Thomas Hiltachk served as the Committee’s treasurer. The Committee and Hiltachk failed to file an amended Statement of Organization to re-designate the Committee to a primarily formed committee and properly amend the name of the Committee, in violation of Government Code Sections 84103 and 84107 (1 count). Fine: $2,000.
In the Matter of Lisa Davis CUSD School Board 2020 and Lisa Davis; FPPC No. 21/123. Staff: Jonathan Rivera, Commission Counsel. Lisa Davis was a successful candidate for the Capistrano Unified School District in the November 3, 2020 General Election. Lisa Davis CUSD School Board 2020 was Davis' candidate-controlled committee. The Committee and Davis failed to timely file one pre-election campaign statement, in violation of Government Code Sections 84200.5 and 84200.8 (1 count) and five 24-Hour Reports, in violation of Government Code Section 84203 (5 counts). The Committee and Davis also failed to timely report the occupation and employer of contributors on one pre-election campaign statement and expenditures on a semi-annual campaign statement, in violation of Government Code Section 84211 (2 counts). Fine: $2,586 (Tiers One and Two).
Statement of Economic Interests Late Filer/Reporter
In the Matter of Edrie De Los Santos; FPPC No. 25/936. Staff: Kendall L.D. Bonebrake, Chief of Enforcement and Fela Williams, Staff Services Analyst. Edrie De Los Santos, a Consultant with the City of Monterey, failed to timely file an Assuming Office and the 2024 Annual Statements of Economic Interests, in violation of Government Code Section 87300 (2 counts). Fine: $400 (Tier One).
In the Matter of John Hoadley; FPPC No. 25/942. Staff: Kendall L.D. Bonebrake, Chief of Enforcement and Amber Rodriguez, Staff Services Analyst. John Hoadley, a Member for the Sea Urchin Commission, failed to timely file an Assuming Office Statement of Economic Interests, in violation of Government Code Section 87300 (1 count). Fine: $200 (Tier One).