Sharon Nelson

Where the money came from

• Political action committees $177,344
• Businesses $100,741
• Individuals $41,608
• Unions $25,600
• Other organizations $4,000
• Political parties $1,991
• Legislative caucuses $986
• Miscellaneous receipts $235
• Other sources -$20,434

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

• Transfer to political party or legislative caucus committee $217,644
• Transfer to surplus funds account $50,000
• Not categorized by the filer $32,218
• Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $21,469
• Bank and payment processing charges $4,455
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $2,343
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $1,817
• Computers, printers, software, phones, etc. $1,603
• Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $1,453
• Printing campaign signs $1,393
• Monetary contributions to PAC or candidate $1,300
• Fundraising events and related costs $1,139
• Everything else (9 more) $3,097

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

• CREDIT UNION LEGISLATIVE ACTION FUND $4,400
• CENTURYLINK WASHINGTON PAC $3,900
• WASHINGTON STATE AUTO DEALERS PAC $3,900
• KENNEDY FUND $3,900
• MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE $3,700
• VULCAN INC $3,600
• JUSTICE FOR ALL PAC $3,400
• WASHINGTON CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $3,200
• THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $3,000
• PFIZER $2,950
• WASHINGTON STATE TROOPERS PAC $2,950
• SWINOMISH TRIBAL COMMUNITY $2,850
• WASHINGTON BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION PAC $2,850
• WA ST DENTAL PAC $2,850
• NISQUALLY INDIAN TRIBE $2,850

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Seattle, WA $108,058
• Olympia, WA $42,300
• Vashon, WA $21,656
• Tacoma, WA $9,150
• Bellevue, WA $8,050
• Auburn, WA $6,900
• Federal Way, WA $6,900
• Kent, WA $5,750
• Renton, WA $5,275
• Tumwater, WA $4,850

Outside Washington

• CA $12,540
• IL $8,150
• OR $6,975
• TX $6,000
• MO $5,650
• VA $4,450
• OH $3,850
• MN $2,500

Donors' employers

• KING COUNTY $850

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

Who the campaigns paid

• WASHINGTON SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $152,000
• WASHINGTON SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN $65,644
• SHARON NELSON SURPLUS ACCOUNT $24,000
• SHARON K NELSON SURPLUS ACCOUNT $15,000
• SHARON K NELSON - SURPLUS ACCOUNT $11,000
• AT&T MOBILITY $8,510
• COMCAST $8,210
• FRIENDS OF SHARON NELSON - 2018 ELECTION $7,540
• AT&T MOBIILITY $5,351
• BANK OF AMERICA $5,302
• APPLE STORE $5,158
• FRIENDS OF JOE FITZGIBBON $4,196

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