Name the payer
Campaign communications should make clear which committee paid for or authorized them and should use the disclosure required for that medium.
Campaign disclosure & public records
See who pays. See what is filed.
Campaign money should be traceable, campaign communications should identify their source, and public filings should be easy to find.
This page identifies Alexander’s controlled campaign committee, explains the public reporting system, and links voters to the official records maintained by election authorities.
The source of this website
This website is paid for and controlled by Alexander’s campaign committee.
It is not an independent-expenditure website, a party committee website, a government website, or a professional real estate website.
The legal committee name and identification number should remain consistent across the website, campaign filings, donation system, advertising accounts, and required communication disclaimers.
Website disclosure
Paid for by
Alexander Stoeber for City Council 2026
FPPC #1492934
Publication field pending: enter the treasurer-approved committee address and city in the configuration block before relying on this page as an address-bearing local disclosure.
The transparency standard
Three simple commitments.
File the money
Contributions, expenditures, loans, accrued expenses, and other required activity should appear in timely public filings.
Protect the firewall
Campaign finances, contacts, branding, data, and communications remain separate from Alexander’s professional business and civic publication.
Official public records
Use the City’s portal for the filed record.
The City of Santa Barbara’s Public Access Portal contains financial information filed by candidates and committees. The official portal—not this campaign page—is the source of record for submitted campaign statements and filing history.
CampaignMaintains records, prepares filings, and submits required reports.
City ClerkServes as the local campaign filing officer and provides the electronic filing and public-access system.
FPPCAdministers and enforces the Political Reform Act and publishes statewide rules, forms, manuals, and guidance.
PublicMay review reported contributions, expenditures, loans, unpaid obligations, and committee filing history.
Official City filing portal
Find this committee’s reports
Search the official portal using either the committee name or FPPC identification number.
- Open the City of Santa Barbara Public Access Portal.
- Choose the 2026 City election or candidate-and-committee search.
- Search Alexander Stoeber for City Council 2026.
- Use FPPC ID 1492934 to confirm the committee.
- Open the filing history or contribution-and-expenditure records.
What voters may see
Campaign disclosure is a series of filings—not one annual report.
The exact forms and filing schedule depend on campaign activity and current law. The official filing record controls. Common candidate-committee records include:
FORM 410
Statement of Organization
Identifies the legal committee, candidate control, treasurer, committee address, bank information reported confidentially where applicable, and other organizational details required by law.
FORM 460
Campaign statements
Periodic public reports showing monetary and nonmonetary contributions, expenditures, loans, accrued expenses, cash position, and other reportable activity.
FORM 497
Late-contribution reports
Time-sensitive reports required for qualifying contributions or loans during applicable late-reporting periods. Santa Barbara also imposes local electronic late-reporting requirements in specified circumstances.
LOCAL
Additional City reports
Santa Barbara requires additional local disclosures, including a pre-election statement on the Friday before a City election and electronic reporting rules described in the municipal ordinance.
FORM 700
Economic interests
A separate personal financial-disclosure statement required of City Council candidates. It is designed to reveal interests that could create a future governmental conflict; it is not a report of campaign contributions or expenses.
OTHER
Activity-triggered reports
Other reports, amendments, independent-expenditure notices, or post-election filings may be required depending on activity. Absence from this summary does not mean a form is inapplicable.
Contributions and expenditures
The donation page states the current limit. The public filings show the reported money.
Santa Barbara’s local ordinance links the applicable contribution limit to the candidate’s filed acceptance or rejection of the City’s voluntary expenditure ceiling. The campaign should therefore publish a dollar amount only after the treasurer confirms the filed status and current legal limit.
Contributions are not charitable donations and are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. Required contributor information may become part of the public campaign-finance record.
Committee
Alexander Stoeber for City Council 2026
FPPC ID
1492934
Expenditure ceiling
Confirm from filed record before publication
Contribution limit
See the treasurer-approved amount on the donation form
Limit reviewed
Campaign communications
The disclosure changes with the medium.
A footer disclaimer is useful, but it does not automatically satisfy every advertisement rule. California and Santa Barbara impose different placement, wording, size, duration, address, and identification requirements depending on the communication.
Website and electronic media
The campaign uses a visible “Paid for by” statement and FPPC number as a transparency practice. Paid social or online-platform advertising may require a disclosure on the ad, profile, landing page, platform record, or linked disclosure page.
Mail and printed pieces
Mass mail, flyers, door hangers, signs, posters, and similar materials must be reviewed for the state and local wording, address, font, contrast, placement, and size rules that apply to that item.
Email, text, and telephone
Mass campaign email, mass-distribution text messages, paid telephone programs, and recorded calls have their own identification and disclosure requirements. Consent and opt-out requirements are separate from campaign-finance disclaimers.
Audio, video, and streaming
Radio, television, streaming, and connected-TV advertising may require spoken or visual disclosures with prescribed timing, size, and presentation.
Paid creators and influencers
When a third party is paid to publish campaign content from that person’s own account, additional disclosure may be required identifying the payment and committee.
AI-generated or altered media
When a covered campaign advertisement contains an image, audio, or video generated or substantially altered using artificial intelligence, California law may require the statement “Ad generated or substantially altered using artificial intelligence.” Ordinary cropping, resizing, color correction, or immaterial cosmetic editing is treated differently under current FPPC guidance.
Separate personal disclosure
Form 700 is about potential governmental conflicts—not campaign donors.
Candidates for City Council are required to file a Statement of Economic Interests. The form discloses reportable investments, real-property interests, business positions, income, gifts, and other economic interests under the applicable rules and reporting period.
The form helps the public identify financial interests that may require disclosure or disqualification if the candidate becomes a public official. It is a public document, but it is separate from the committee’s campaign-finance statements.
Document
Statement of Economic Interests — Form 700
Purpose
Public transparency concerning potential financial conflicts in government decisions
Candidate deadline
Generally no later than the final filing date for the declaration of candidacy or nomination documents
Campaign money?
No. Campaign contributions and expenditures are reported through campaign-finance forms.
Campaign and professional firewall
The candidacy is its own legal and operating entity.
Alexander’s professional experience informs his understanding of housing, land use, permitting, and local economics. It does not merge the campaign with his brokerage, real estate practice, or civic publication.
Separate money
Campaign contributions and expenditures move through the campaign committee and campaign accounts—not professional business accounts.
Separate data
Campaign supporters, donors, volunteers, and voter records are not transferred into Stoeber Agency, Compass, or AbundantSB for commercial use.
Separate branding
The campaign uses its own wordmark, colors, domain, email, calls to action, legal identity, and FPPC disclosure.
No implied institutional endorsement
Campaign materials do not imply endorsement by Compass, Stoeber Agency, AbundantSB, a client, employer, publication, or professional partner unless an endorsement is expressly authorized and accurately described.
Spending outside the campaign
Independent expenditures are legally separate.
Another person or committee may independently spend money to support or oppose a candidate. An independent expenditure is not controlled by or coordinated with the candidate’s campaign. The outside spender is responsible for its own filings and disclaimers, including any statement that the communication was not authorized by a City candidate when required.
The existence of outside support does not mean Alexander or this committee requested, approved, reviewed, funded, or coordinated the communication.
Disclosure questions
What the public record does—and does not—show.
Where can I see who has contributed to the campaign?
Use the City of Santa Barbara Public Access Portal and search the committee name or FPPC ID. The portal contains official reports filed by candidates and committees. Reporting detail depends on the amount, contributor type, reporting period, and applicable law.
Where can I see how the campaign spends money?
Campaign statements report qualifying expenditures, payees, purposes, loans, accrued expenses, and other activity. Open the committee’s official filing history through the City portal.
Why does the campaign not list a contribution limit on this page?
Santa Barbara’s local ordinance ties the applicable limit to the candidate’s filed acceptance or rejection of the voluntary expenditure ceiling. The donation page should display the current amount confirmed by the treasurer rather than allowing an old number to remain on a general information page.
Does every donor’s information become public?
Campaign committees must maintain detailed records. Public itemization requirements depend on the contributor, aggregate amount, reporting period, and law. Contributions aggregating to $100 or more generally require itemized identifying information, including occupation and employer for an individual.
Is this page the official campaign-finance record?
No. This page explains the system and links to official sources. The filed reports maintained through the City Clerk’s public portal are the official campaign-finance record.
What is the difference between Form 460 and Form 700?
Form 460 reports committee campaign finances. Form 700 reports a candidate’s or official’s personal economic interests for conflict-of-interest transparency. They serve different legal purposes.
Does the campaign control independent advertising by another committee?
No. A legally independent expenditure is made without coordination with the candidate or controlled committee. The outside spender is responsible for its own public reporting and advertisement disclosures.
Does Alexander’s real estate business fund or control this campaign website?
No. This website is paid for by the candidate-controlled campaign committee identified on this page. The campaign maintains separate finances, data, branding, and operations from Stoeber Agency, Compass, and AbundantSB.
Questions and official help
Contact the right source.
Campaign committee
Questions about a contribution, campaign communication, correction, or this disclosure page:
Alexander Stoeber for City Council 2026
[email protected]
City Clerk’s Office
Questions about City campaign filings, the public portal, or local election information:
City of Santa Barbara City Clerk
[email protected]
(805) 564-5309
Fair Political Practices Commission
Questions about the Political Reform Act, campaign reporting, advertisement disclosure, or formal advice:
FPPC website ↗
Advice line: 1-866-ASK-FPPC
Official election information
Ballots, registration, drop boxes, vote centers, and election administration are handled by Santa Barbara County Elections.
Paid for by Alexander Stoeber for City Council 2026 · FPPC #1492934
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This campaign website is not an official City of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, or election-administration website.
