Dean Takko

Former State Senator, District 19 · Democrat · records 2010–2025
$795K
Raised
$818K
Spent by campaigns
$188K
Paid out of surplus funds
81%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Political action committees $267,100
  • Businesses $245,426
  • Political parties $102,458
  • Legislative caucuses $82,560
  • Individuals $46,606
  • Unions $32,250
  • Other organizations $11,675
  • Miscellaneous receipts $5,494
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $1,647

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.

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Where the money went

  • Transfer to surplus funds account $143,448
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $113,994
  • Broadcast/cable TV advertising $102,520
  • Not categorized by the filer $88,317
  • Other advertising $87,064
  • Digital advertising $57,554
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $48,455
  • Management and consulting services $43,590
  • Radio advertising $39,577
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $24,458
  • Newspaper/periodical advertising $20,844
  • Monetary contributions to PAC or candidate $20,300
  • Everything else (8 more) $28,199

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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Campaigns

YearRaceResultRaisedSpentDebtsOutside for / againstFiling
2025 Water & Sewer Commissioner (Position 2)
BEACON HILL WATER & SEWER DIST
Mini reporting: no itemized records
Won in general — — — — / — PDC ↗
2021 Water & Sewer Commissioner (Position 2)
BEACON HILL WATER & SEWER DIST
Mini reporting: no itemized records
Won in general — — — — / — PDC ↗
2020 State Senator, District 19 Lost in general $419,491
plus $57,964 carried over
$477,454 — $185,017 / $325,063 PDC ↗
2016 State Representative, District 19 — $3,850
plus $44,826 carried over
$48,676 — $348 / — PDC ↗
2016 State Senator, District 19 Won in general $117,843 $60,958 — — / — PDC ↗
2015 Water & Sewer Commissioner
BEACON HILL WATER & SEWER DIST
Lost in general — — — — / — PDC ↗
2014 State Representative, District 19 Won in general $102,052
plus $15,439 carried over
$72,210 — — / — PDC ↗
2012 State Representative, District 19 Won in general $87,131
plus $40,109 carried over
$111,429 — $33 / — PDC ↗
2010 State Representative, District 19 Won in general $64,851
plus $23,091 carried over
$47,592 — $32 / — PDC ↗

Top organizations

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

Where donors are

Top cities

  • Seattle, WA $288,011
  • Olympia, WA $87,100
  • Longview, WA $20,117
  • Portland, OR $19,975
  • Kelso, WA $16,760
  • Tacoma, WA $15,425
  • Bellevue, WA $15,000
  • Tumwater, WA $13,175
  • Spokane, WA $12,700
  • Renton, WA $11,150

Outside Washington

  • OR $25,125
  • CA $23,000
  • VA $17,350
  • TX $16,150
  • DC $10,850
  • NC $7,300
  • FL $6,150
  • IL $5,550

$1,647 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • TAYLOR SHELLFISH COMPANY $2,250

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • WINPOWER STRATEGIES $267,112
  • TAKKO DEAN A $103,841
  • DEAN TAKKO SURPLUS ACCOUNT $51,448
  • DEAN TAKKO SURPLUS FUNDS $46,714
  • CAPITOL CITY PRESS $29,889
  • HDCC $20,000
  • CHEHALIS POLITICAL CONSULTING SERVICES $17,788
  • THE DAILY NEWS $17,333
  • CHINOOK CONSULTING $13,832
  • J D ROSE $8,953
  • THE DAILY WORLD $8,460
  • FLANNERY PUBLICATIONS $8,301

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

A contribution is not an accusation. These are campaign finance reports as filed with the Washington Public Disclosure Commission. They show who gave and how much. They don't show that anyone received anything in return.

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