Claudia Kauffman

Where the money came from

• Individuals $278,028
• Legislative caucuses $232,809
• Political action committees $232,771
• Businesses $166,457
• Political parties $104,759
• Other organizations $50,722
• Small contributions (not itemized) $15,990
• Unions $3,600
• Miscellaneous receipts $1,860
• The candidate's own money $1,753
• Other sources -$6,550

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.

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Where the money went

• Broadcast/cable TV advertising $265,201
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $175,212
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $149,840
• Management and consulting services $120,558
• Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $105,352
• Digital advertising $60,000
• Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $47,952
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $43,994
• Other advertising $20,621
• Fundraising events and related costs $18,303
• Design/graphic art, etc. $9,733
• Surveys, polling, research costs $7,613
• Everything else (14 more) $37,071

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

• WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE $138,732
• WASHINGTON SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN $96,017
• HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $85,000
• SENATE DEMO CAMP COMM $51,792
• 47TH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS $15,775
• PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS $7,000
• MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE $6,400
• SUQUAMISH INDIAN TRIBE $6,400
• NISQUALLY INDIAN TRIBE $6,200
• WA EDUCATION ASSN PAC $5,100
• SAMISH TYEE $5,000
• PORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM TRIBE $5,000
• JAMESTOWN S'KALLAM TRIBE $4,400
• TULALIP TRIBES OF WASHINGTON $4,400
• CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION $4,400

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Seattle, WA $600,826
• Olympia, WA $60,434
• Kent, WA $42,547
• Auburn, WA $24,537
• Tacoma, WA $16,787
• Spokane, WA $15,640
• Washington, DC $15,257
• Renton, WA $14,332
• Sequim, WA $10,750
• Federal Way, WA $10,300

Outside Washington

• DC $15,257
• CA $11,588
• OR $9,504
• IL $8,600
• TX $6,400
• MO $5,450
• ID $4,682
• MD $4,030

$7,375 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• KAUFFMAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. $2,950
• MICROSOFT $2,900
• DENNY MILLER & ASSOC. $2,825
• MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE $2,650
• CITY OF SEATTLE $2,219
• MUCKLESHOOT TRIBE $1,775
• UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON $1,587
• KING COUNTY $1,575
• PYRAMID COMMUNICATIONS $1,300
• BERGMAN DRAPER & FROCKT $1,300
• WA STATE SENATE $1,057
• SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD $775

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

Who the campaigns paid

• UPPER LEFT STRATEGIES $404,446
• CERILLION N4 PARTNERS $112,610
• WELLS FARGO EXPRESSPAY $51,259
• MILLER MCGRAW ANGELA $40,094
• BREAK BLUE STRATEGIES $31,000
• J. BLAIR BUTTERWORTH & ASSOC. $30,691
• KAREN S. COOPER CONSULTING $23,257
• ARGO STRATEGIES $18,856
• MAGIC CONSULTING $18,700
• RICK SULLIVAN $14,200
• INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE $12,480
• J. BLAIR BUTTERWORTH & ASSOCIATES $12,096

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