Joel Kretz

Where the money came from

• Businesses $419,920
• Political action committees $332,525
• Individuals $45,646
• Other organizations $26,350
• Miscellaneous receipts $18,196
• Unions $7,900
• Small contributions (not itemized) $7,373
• Transfers from the candidate's own accounts $6,846
• Low-cost fundraisers $3,182
• Political parties $500

Miscellaneous receipts aren't gifts. They're often the candidate's own money moving from an earlier campaign or surplus account, so it's counted again in the campaign that receives it, plus interest and refunds.

Transfers from the candidate's own accounts aren't new gifts. This money moved from the candidate's surplus account or another of their campaigns, so it's counted again in the campaign that receives it.

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Where the money went

• Transfer to surplus funds account $480,587
• Not categorized by the filer $78,990
• Management and consulting services $70,000
• Monetary contributions to PAC or candidate $54,800
• Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $29,975
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $22,876
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $21,907
• Mileage reimbursement $20,705
• Other advertising $15,254
• Fundraising events and related costs $14,838
• Printing campaign signs $12,858
• Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $11,263
• Everything else (12 more) $14,421

In-kind gifts are goods or services someone gave the campaign. Campaigns report them as money in and money out, so no cash was paid.

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Top organizations

• WEYERHAEUSER $13,700
• AVISTA CORP $13,200
• WASHINGTON STATE AUTO DEALERS PAC $12,750
• WA AFFORDABLE HOUSING COUNCIL $12,750
• THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $11,750
• WASHINGTON STATE DENTAL PAC $11,300
• DELTA DENTAL $9,900
• SABEY CORPORATION $9,850
• PUGET SOUND ENERGY $9,400
• ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC $9,350
• WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $8,800
• BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY $8,800
• WASHINGTON FOREST PROTECTION ASSOCIATION $8,650
• PREMERA BLUE CROSS $8,400
• WASHINGTON BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION PAC $7,850

Individual donors, and names we can't tell from an individual's, are listed under Contributions.

Where donors are

Top cities

• Seattle, WA $164,450
• Olympia, WA $121,510
• Spokane, WA $36,928
• Colville, WA $31,083
• Bellevue, WA $23,450
• Portland, OR $20,550
• Federal Way, WA $17,550
• Tacoma, WA $17,250
• Tumwater, WA $16,950
• Washington, DC $15,300

Outside Washington

• CA $35,750
• TX $35,325
• VA $32,000
• OR $25,100
• MO $15,950
• DC $15,800
• IL $11,950
• FL $10,650

$9,416 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

None on record.

Employers are reported only for larger gifts from individuals, and the employer didn't give this money itself.

Who the campaigns paid

• COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOEL KRETZ SURPLUS ACCOUNT $233,014
• COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOEL KRETZ $160,516
• THE ROC FOUNDATION $118,091
• COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOEL KRETZ SURPLUS $100,664
• KRETZ JOEL A $48,724
• ALL SEASONS STRATEGIES LLC $36,827
• STEPHEN H OSWIN CPA PS $33,792
• COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOEL KRETZ GENERAL $15,392
• SHORT BRIANNA $6,462
• WALTS MAILING SERVICE $6,342
• PRESS CATS $5,955
• AT&T $5,211

Payments only. In-kind gifts aren't payments, so their givers aren't in this list.