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Hector Bustos for Santa Ana School Board

This page ran 6 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 9 October 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $700 – $1.3K of spend, which makes it the 13,585th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend was on the Democrats’ side. Race: Local. Paid for by Hector Bustos for School Board 2026.

Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗

6

ads

$997

reported spend, range $700 – $1.3K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$150

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

5 Oct
 Spend still counting
2 Nov

Tone

Attack
17%
Promotional
83%

Share of the 6 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Most attacked

  • Hector's opponent$150

Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.

Topics

Education
100%
Candidate profile
83%
Jobs & youth
33%
Security, crime & immigration
17%
Health
17%

Spend by race: Local 100%.

Spend by ad language: English 100%.

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

  • Hector Bustos is the ONLY Democrat running for Santa Ana School Board, Area 5! A proud graduate of Santa Ana Unified and our current School Board Vice President, Hector has a proven record of fighting for stronger schools, supporting our educators, and putting students first. Hector is proud to have the support of: ⭐ Democratic Party of Orange County ⭐ Santa Ana Educators Association ⭐ Classified School Employees Association ⭐ Orange County Labor Federation Join Santa Ana teachers, school emp

    9 October 2026 · Hector Bustos for Santa Ana School Board · $300 – $399 · 25K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Hector Bustos is the Parents' Choice for Santa Ana School Board! 🍎 Parents support Hector because they know he puts their children first. From improving academic achievement and expanding mental health services to ensuring every child learns to read, Hector has fought for the things that matter most to families. As a proud graduate of Santa Ana public schools, Hector understands what our students need to succeed. Parents trust Hector to keep our schools safe, strengthen education, and give ev

    16 October 2026 · Hector Bustos for Santa Ana School Board · $200 – $299 · 15K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Hector Bustos has fought against Trump’s reign of terror in Santa Ana. As School Board President, he led the fight to protect our immigrant students and families. ✅ Meanwhile, Hector's opponent is being supported and funded by MAGA extremists aligned with Donald Trump. His opponent’s priorities include: banning books and censoring curriculum she does not personally believe in. ❌ Hector championed policies that prohibited the district’s collaboration with ICE, protected students’ personal infor

    26 October 2026 · Hector Bustos for Santa Ana School Board · $100 – $199 · 7K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • I'm proud to have the support of Orange County Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento! 🌟 Supervisor Sarmiento and I share a deep commitment to strengthening public education and investing in our young people. In 2021, we worked together to make public transportation FREE for youth ages 18 and under across Orange County, helping thousands of young people get to school and work. 🗳️ Vote Hector Bustos for Santa Ana School Board by November 3rd!

    24 October 2026 · Hector Bustos for Santa Ana School Board · $100 – $199 · 10K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Hector Bustos is the ONLY Democrat running for re-election to the Santa Ana School Board, Area 5! 🌟 As a recent graduate of SAUSD, Hector understands the needs of our students, educators, and families. As School Board President, Hector has fought to strengthen Santa Ana’s neighborhood public schools by prioritizing investments that directly benefit students and support learning in the classroom. Hector is committed to continuing to use your taxpayer dollars responsibly by ensuring our student

    26 October 2026 · Hector Bustos for Santa Ana School Board · $0 – $99 · 7K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Hector Bustos is the ONLY candidate for Santa Ana School Board backed by unions representing hundreds of thousands of hardworking men and women across Orange County and California. 🛠️💪 Hector understands the importance of protecting workers' rights, preparing students for good-paying union careers, and expanding local hiring opportunities so Santa Ana residents can live and work in their own community. This November 3rd, stand with working families and vote Hector Bustos for Santa Ana School

    13 October 2026 · Hector Bustos for Santa Ana School Board · $0 – $99 · 8K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.

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