United States 2026 · Every advertiser
Michael Melillo for San José Unified School Board
This page ran 14 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 28 September 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $3.6–5K of spend, which makes it the 7,092nd largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend took no side. Race: Local. Paid for by Melillo for SJUSD Trustee 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 ↗
14
ads
$4.3K
reported spend, range $3.6–5K
0.0%
of spend on federal races
$250
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 14 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Topics
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.
Every San Jose Unified child deserves a champion, someone who asks the hard questions, and refuses to treat the difficult as impossible. After closing five schools, Our district has its work cut out for it to earn back the trust of our community. The only way to do that is to deliver results. With your vote, I’ll get to work making the next four years the most productive in San Jose Unified's history. Vote early or by November 3 to bring the accountability and fresh leadership our students des
14 October 2026 · Michael Melillo for San José Unified School Board · $800 – $899 · 45K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I’m Michael Melillo — a dad, a data guy, and a fixture of San Jose's public schools. My wife and I have lived in San Jose for 14 years, raising two kids in SJUSD schools. Over the last decade, our schools' results haven't improved, and too many people in charge have accepted it. I won't. I'm running for the School Board to bring accountability, transparency, and a focus on real student success back to our district. Join us in fighting for our kids.
23 October 2026 · Michael Melillo for San José Unified School Board · $700 – $799 · 60K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Don't let your ballot sit on the kitchen counter! Take two minutes today to drop it off at your nearest official San Jose drop box and make your voice heard for our schools. Every vote counts—let’s deliver a strong future for Area 4. Drop off your ballot and vote for Michael Melillo today!
23 October 2026 · Michael Melillo for San José Unified School Board · $300 – $399 · 25K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I’m Michael Melillo—an SJUSD parent, former Board Trustee, Apple data scientist, and dedicated community volunteer. From coaching youth sports to chairing an education foundation and library commission, I’ve worked for years to support San Jose families. Now, I’m running for School Board to ask the hard questions, ensure fiscal transparency, and give every student the champion they deserve. Ballots have now arrived — join me in bringing real accountability, transparency, and proven leadership
8 October 2026 · Michael Melillo for San José Unified School Board · $200 – $299 · 9K+ 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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