Marko Liias

Where the money came from

• Businesses $734,160
• Individuals $589,218
• Political action committees $351,415
• Miscellaneous receipts $75,665
• Small contributions (not itemized) $48,520
• Unions $41,450
• Other organizations $29,100
• Legislative caucuses $7,518
• Political parties $1,958
• Transfers from the candidate's own accounts $1,000
• Other sources $860
• The candidate's own money $206
• Everything else (1 more) $152

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

• Management and consulting services $446,929
• Transfer to surplus funds account $443,603
• Not categorized by the filer $160,031
• Other advertising $141,069
• Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $112,882
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $84,375
• Computers, printers, software, phones, etc. $70,626
• Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $61,886
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $34,071
• Digital advertising $30,723
• Monetary contributions to PAC or candidate $29,208
• Surveys, polling, research costs $21,996
• Everything else (13 more) $93,878

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

• PUGET SOUND PILOTS PAC $16,250
• WA EDUCATION ASSN PAC $14,900
• WASHINGTON BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION PAC $14,000
• WASHINGTON STATE TROOPERS PAC $12,750
• PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS $12,500
• SEIU HEALTHCARE 1199NW $12,300
• WASHINGTON STATE AUTO DEALERS PAC $12,300
• JUSTICE FOR ALL PAC $12,100
• WA ST DENTAL PAC $11,600
• WA HEALTH CARE ASSN PAC $11,600
• KENNEDY FUND $11,250
• PREMERA BLUE CROSS $11,050
• MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE $11,000
• WASHINGTON CHIROPRACTIC TRUST $10,250
• ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS INC PAC $9,800

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Seattle, WA $537,797
• Olympia, WA $183,398
• Mukilteo, WA $95,112
• Edmonds, WA $88,316
• Everett, WA $57,741
• Tacoma, WA $53,436
• Bellevue, WA $37,315
• Washington, DC $35,490
• Tumwater, WA $29,985
• Portland, OR $29,650

Outside Washington

• CA $69,899
• OR $39,700
• DC $35,490
• TX $29,510
• MO $24,575
• VA $17,464
• IL $13,450
• OH $10,550

$43,538 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• MICROSOFT CORPORATION $7,725
• AMAZON $6,950
• SOUND TRANSIT $6,676
• MONEYTREE INC. $4,600
• STATE OF WASHINGTON $4,300
• SNOHOMISH COUNTY $2,926
• SCRATCH DISTILLERY $2,525
• CITY OF MUKILTEO $2,484
• UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON $2,360
• CITY OF EDMONDS $2,245
• DESIMONE CONSULTING GROUP $2,200
• CITY OF EVERETT $1,921

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

Who the campaigns paid

• MARKO LIIAS SURPLUS FUNDS ACCOUNT $264,103
• BLUE WAVE POLITICAL PARTNERS, LLC $241,246
• ADVOX MARKETING $115,000
• MARKO LIIAS SURPLUS FUND $109,500
• Marko Liias Surplus Funds $95,000
• NORTHWEST PASSAGE CONSULTING $84,707
• TR STRATEGIES $78,240
• SCREEN STRATEGIES MEDIA $73,000
• NEW BLUE INTERACTIVE LLC $61,205
• AT&T $38,213
• NGP VAN, INC. $31,165
• BLUE WAVE POLITICAL PARTNERS $29,313

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