California / Fair Political Practices Community

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Fair Political Practices Community

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Fair Political Practices Community is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 119 employees with median total compensation of $90,111; the highest distinct record was $256,351.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $11.6M
Employees: 119
Median total: $90,111
Highest record: $256,351

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$522$227,002+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 119 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,111) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $95,198 (98%)
Overtime — $26 (0%)
Other — $2,295 (2%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$52,691

$68,857

$90,111

$116,442

$166,018

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $166,018 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $52,691. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Staff Services Analyst, Fair Political Practices Commission

11 · $65,927

Attorney III, Fair Political Practices Commission

10 · $147,463

Special Investigator

10 · $106,408

Political Reform Consultant I, Fair Political Practices Commission

10 · $71,937

Staff Services Manager I

9 · $98,952

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$10M —	108 —	$89,398 —
2024	$10.6M ▲ 5.8%	115 ▲ 6.5%	$86,699 ▼ 3.0%
2025	$11.6M ▲ 9.3%	119 ▲ 3.5%	$90,111 ▲ 3.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Adam Silver

Chairman/Fair Political Practices Commission/Fair Political Practices Community

2025 total comp

$256,351

Base pay: $250,811
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,540
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $256,351
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $21,371
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3250015027001
Salary Total: $20,730
Total Pay: $256,351

Adam Silver is a Chairman/Fair Political Practices Commission at Fair Political Practices Community. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $256,351. Union affiliation: E99.

Richard Miadich

Chairman/Fair Political Practices Commission/Fair Political Practices Community

2023 total comp

$240,042

Base pay: $237,622
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $240,042
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,144
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3250015027001
Salary Total: $20,144
Total Pay: $240,042

At Fair Political Practices Community, Richard Miadich serves as a Chairman/Fair Political Practices Commission. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $240,042. Their bargaining unit is E99.

David Bainbridge

C.E.A./Fair Political Practices Community

2025 total comp

$232,317

Base pay: $228,647
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $232,317
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,633
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3251007500001
Salary Total: $19,044
Total Pay: $232,317

David Bainbridge works as a C.E.A. for Fair Political Practices Community. Their status is full-time. David earned $232,317 in 2025. They are represented by M01.

Galena West

Executive Director/Fair Political Practices Commission/Fair Political Practices Community

2025 total comp

$227,002

Base pay: $223,282
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $227,002
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,172
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3250015028001
Salary Total: $18,597
Total Pay: $227,002

Galena West holds the role of Executive Director/Fair Political Practices Commission at Fair Political Practices Community. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $227,002. Their bargaining unit is E99.