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Triston Ezidore — Highland-Connected 2026 Campaign Giving

2026 Documented individual contributions and professional relationships; direct PAC-to-Ezidore contribution not located
At a glance

Ezidore's 2026 school-board campaign receipts include $500 from Highland Electric Fleets Chief Commercial Officer Brian Buccella and $100 from Actum Director Mayra Valadez. Actum is separately documented as Highland's paid lobbying representative before LAUSD on electric buses, and Valadez publicly described Highland as Actum's client when Ezidore announced his Highland job. Highland's federal corporate PAC is tracked separately; no direct PAC contribution to Ezidore was located in the reviewed local receipts through September 19, 2026.

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Campaign-finance / professional-network relationship Ezidore Form 460 contribution schedule plus Highland, Actum, LAUSD and FEC records
What the record shows

Key facts

Amount
$600
Financial context
Reported campaign contributions from individuals with documented Highland/Actum professional connections
Documented amounts
$500 — Brian Buccella · $100 — Mayra Valadez
Client Donor Search
No additional donor was promoted as a Highland-client match without direct identity and employment evidence.
Evidence

Sources

Triston Ezidore Open source → About Us Open source → Mayra Valadez Open source → Triston Ezidore 901014164 Im Happy To Share That Im Starting A New Activity 7363321540160966658 40l2 Open source → Filedownload Open source → C00888727 Open source →
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People
Triston Ezidore
Organizations
Highland Electric FleetsHighland Electric Fleets, Inc. PACCulver City Unified School District
Financial entities
Highland Electric Fleets, Inc. PAC
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Triston Ezidore

Triston Ezidore is a Culver City Unified School District Board of Education member who took office in December 2022. CCUSD's official biography says he currently works in…

Culver City Unified School District Board MemberGovernment Partnerships Manager, West U.S. - Highland Electric FleetsGovernment Partnerships Manager, California - Highland Electric Fleets (2025-2026 public profile chronology)Public education
Directly linked from this record · Same project: School and municipal fleet electrification
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CCUSD - DEFENT / Defense Diagnostics Fentanyl-Test-Device Pilot

CCUSD adopted a pilot in December 2025 to provide free pocket-sized fentanyl test devices to students and families. District communications confirm the Board action and T…

Public education agency - Culver City Unified School DistrictPilot partner - DEFENT / Defense Diagnostics Inc.Outgoing Board President / public supporter - Triston EzidoreStudent safety
Shared person: Triston Ezidore · Shared organization: Culver City Unified School District
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Context note

The $600 total is the sum of two reported individual contributions from people with documented professional connections to Highland's orbit. It is not characterized as a contribution from Highland, Actum or Highland's PAC. The record establishes employment, client/lobbying relationships and reported giving; it does not establish motive, influence, coordination, a quid pro quo, or wrongdoing.

People
Triston EzidoreBrian BuccellaMayra ValadezJohn EkAndrew Kratzer
Organizations
Highland Electric FleetsActum I, LLCHighland Electric Fleets, Inc. PACCulver City Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified School District
Projects
Electric busesSchool and municipal fleet electrification
Events
2025 Highland Electric Fleets employment announcement2026 Triston Ezidore school-board campaign
Relationships
Brian Buccella -> Highland Electric Fleets — Chief Commercial OfficerMayra Valadez -> Actum — DirectorActum -> Highland Electric Fleets — paid lobbying client relationship documented in LAUSD lobbying registriesHighland Electric Fleets, Inc. PAC -> Highland Electric Fleets — connected federal corporate PAC
Financial entities
Triston Ezidore For Culver City School Board 2026Highland Electric Fleets, Inc. PAC
Roles
Candidate — Triston EzidoreContributor — Brian BuccellaContributor — Mayra ValadezEmployer — Highland Electric FleetsLobbying representative — Actum I, LLC
Categories
Campaign financeEmployer-connected givingGovernment relationsLobbyingSchool-board campaign
Themes
Campaign financeEmployer networkLobbyingElectric school busesGovernment partnershipsSource-boundary analysis
Money context
Brian Buccella -> Triston Ezidore For Culver City School Board 2026 — $500 on 2026-09-11Mayra Valadez -> Triston Ezidore For Culver City School Board 2026 — $100 on 2026-08-05
Amounts
$500 — Brian Buccella$100 — Mayra Valadez