Running for office in California and managing your own campaign finances? This classroom was built for you. Step-by-step guidance, plain-language tips, and live links to the forms you need — all created by an experienced campaign treasurer. Because even if your campaign is small, your impact can be big — and you shouldn’t have to do it alone.

Are you a first-time candidate? Are you serving as your own treasurer? This classroom will provide links to many of the common tools that treasurer's (or candidates acting as their own treasurer!) will need.

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Welcome to the SB 1439 Compliance Classroom! This resource is designed for candidates, treasurers, and government officials navigating California's expanded pay-to-play rules under the Levine Act (Gov. Code §84308), as amended by SB 1439 and updated further by SB 1243 and SB 1181. Below you'll find structured lessons, each with downloadable FPPC guides.