Shelly Short

Where the money came from

• Businesses $463,025
• Political action committees $406,210
• Individuals $70,314
• Other organizations $44,875
• Political parties $25,000
• Miscellaneous receipts $13,935
• Small contributions (not itemized) $10,353
• Transfers from the candidate's own accounts $10,000
• Unions $3,150
• Low-cost fundraisers $1,577
• Other sources -$2,454

A negative amount is a refund or a correction to an earlier report.

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 $514,068
• Monetary contributions to PAC or candidate $95,100
• Not categorized by the filer $86,212
• Management and consulting services $62,850
• Mileage reimbursement $37,519
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $34,972
• Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $33,636
• Fundraising events and related costs $21,562
• Other advertising $17,327
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $9,706
• Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $9,342
• Printing campaign signs $9,109
• Everything else (15 more) $26,995

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Top organizations

• SENATE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $20,500
• WA AFFORDABLE HOUSING COUNCIL $14,900
• WASHINGTON STATE DENTAL PAC $14,700
• AVISTA CORP $14,400
• WASHINGTON STATE AUTO DEALERS PAC $13,850
• PUGET SOUND ENERGY $11,400
• THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $11,250
• WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $9,900
• WA REFUSE & RECYCLING ASSOCIATION PAC $9,200
• PREMERA BLUE CROSS $8,950
• ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC $8,550
• WASHINGTON HOSPITALITY ASSOC PAC $8,400
• AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL $7,800
• SABEY CORPORATION $7,800
• WHPAC $7,800

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Seattle, WA $160,900
• Olympia, WA $157,960
• Spokane, WA $45,326
• Bellevue, WA $31,300
• Portland, OR $28,300
• Washington, DC $23,650
• Colville, WA $23,150
• Tumwater, WA $19,100
• Federal Way, WA $18,500
• Tacoma, WA $17,000

Outside Washington

• TX $43,650
• CA $37,750
• OR $32,525
• DC $28,000
• VA $27,950
• MO $17,650
• AL $16,000
• IL $12,450

$9,476 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• SWINGING DOORS TAVERN $2,500

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

Who the campaigns paid

• SHELLY FOR STATE SURPLUS ACCOUNT $401,404
• SHORT SHELLY $162,593
• THE ROC FOUNDATION $112,326
• SHELLY FOR STATE $100,000
• STEPHEN H OSWIN CPA PS $39,312
• SHELLY SHORT $23,863
• WALT'S MAILING SERVICE $19,557
• THE ROCK FOUNDATION $11,500
• ALL SEASONS STRATEGIES, LLC $8,474
• WALTS MAILING SERVICE $6,342
• THE MINER $5,690
• THE NORTH CREEK LAW FIRM $5,000

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