Charles Ross

Where the money came from

• Businesses $97,165
• Political action committees $67,850
• Individuals $59,155
• Miscellaneous receipts $5,867
• Other organizations $5,000
• The candidate's own money $3,644
• Small contributions (not itemized) $2,060
• Transfers from the candidate's own accounts $1,188

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 $105,256
• Not categorized by the filer $37,033
• Radio advertising $26,226
• Other advertising $20,681
• Printing campaign signs $16,036
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $15,642
• Newspaper/periodical advertising $8,591
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $6,460
• Fundraising events and related costs $2,662
• Other $2,355
• Filing fees $1,430
• Design/graphic art, etc. $1,127
• Everything else (7 more) $2,986

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

• WA HEALTH CARE ASSN PAC $5,200
• PREMERA BLUE CROSS $3,700
• WA HOSPITAL PAC $3,400
• CREDIT UNION LEGISLATIVE ACTION FUND $3,400
• WA BEVERAGE ASSN PAC $3,400
• WA DENTAL SERVICE $3,400
• WASHINGTON OPTOMETRIC PAC $3,100
• WA MEDICAL PAC $3,000
• REYNOLDS AMERICAN $2,900
• YOUNGS MARKET CO $2,800
• NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORP $2,800
• WILLOW SPRINGS CARE INC $2,800
• DELTA DENTAL WA DENTAL SERVICE $2,700
• WA PHYSICAL THERAPY PAC $2,700
• PUGET SOUND PILOTS $2,600

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Yakima, WA $66,212
• Seattle, WA $41,450
• Olympia, WA $24,600
• Naches, WA $13,709
• Tumwater, WA $6,050
• Union Gap, WA $5,050
• Portland, OR $4,900
• Bellevue, WA $4,150
• Federal Way, WA $3,800
• Tacoma, WA $3,650

Outside Washington

• CA $9,737
• OR $5,700
• VA $5,100
• NJ $3,796
• TX $3,000
• IL $2,900
• NC $2,900
• PA $2,250

$2,062 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• LAYMAN LUMBER CO $2,000
• EVANS & SONS INC $1,600
• CASCADE EYE CENTER $1,200
• WESTERN MATERIALS $600

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

Who the campaigns paid

• CHARLES ROSS SURPLUS FUNDS ACCOUNT $102,273
• SMITH PHILLIPS & DIPIETRO $29,110
• YAKIMA VALLEY PUBLISHING $25,991
• SMITH PHILLIPS & DIPIETRO ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS $17,436
• FRIENDS OF CHARLES ROSS $17,116
• SPD&G Advertising and Public Relations $12,617
• COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT CHARLES ROSS 2012 $5,750
• ROSS CHARLES R $2,690
• First Tuesday Consulting $2,355
• FRIENDS OF CHARLES ROSS SURPLUS $2,082
• 26-A $1,830
• SCREENING MIMIES $1,618

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