Brad Klippert

Former State Representative, District 8 · Republican · records 2010–2026
$234K
Raised
$232K
Spent by campaigns
$72K
Paid out of surplus funds
88%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Political action committees $159,600
  • Individuals $43,389
  • Political parties $12,855
  • Businesses $8,313
  • The candidate's own money $5,494
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $2,325
  • Miscellaneous receipts $1,584
  • Other organizations $1,350
  • Other sources -$987

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 surplus funds account $49,759
  • Not categorized by the filer $49,599
  • Radio advertising $28,213
  • Other advertising $28,107
  • Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $21,717
  • Printing campaign signs $14,310
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $8,568
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $6,079
  • Management and consulting services $5,222
  • Computers, printers, software, phones, etc. $3,866
  • Campaign merchandise/paraphernalia $3,816
  • Broadcast/cable TV advertising $3,639
  • Everything else (10 more) $8,824

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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Campaigns

YearRaceResultRaisedSpentDebtsOutside for / againstFiling
2026 County Sheriff
BENTON CO
Qualified for general $9,555 $6,579 — — / — PDC ↗
2025 City Council Member (Position 4)
CITY OF KENNEWICK
Won in general $1,671
plus -$250 in loans
$1,591 — — / — PDC ↗
2024 Superintendent of Public Instruction — $8,385 $8,385 — — / — PDC ↗
2022 Secretary of State — $16,213 $17,213 — — / — PDC ↗
2022 State Representative, District 8 (Position 1) Lost in general $20
plus $20,575 carried over
$20,596 — $234 / — PDC ↗
2020 State Representative, District 8 (Position 1) Won in general $29,734
plus $15,255 carried over
$24,414 — $1,683 / — PDC ↗
2018 State Representative, District 8 (Position 1) Won in general $40,302
plus $17,094 carried over
$42,140 — — / — PDC ↗
2016 State Representative, District 8 Won in general $33,072
plus $10,000 carried over
$25,979 — — / — PDC ↗
2014 State Representative, District 8 Unopposed in general $22,281
plus $2,794 carried over
$15,075 — — / — PDC ↗
2012 State Representative, District 8 Won in general $31,464
plus $416 carried over
$28,999 — — / — PDC ↗
2010 State Representative, District 8 Won in general $41,225
plus $289 carried over
$40,748 — — / — PDC ↗

Top organizations

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

Where donors are

Top cities

  • Olympia, WA $47,250
  • Seattle, WA $28,775
  • Kennewick, WA $28,579
  • Richland, WA $12,597
  • Tacoma, WA $11,250
  • Pasco, WA $7,495
  • Federal Way, WA $6,100
  • Bellevue, WA $6,100
  • West Richland, WA $4,446
  • Yakima, WA $3,810

Outside Washington

  • VA $7,400
  • CA $6,130
  • OR $2,650
  • DC $2,400
  • IL $2,300
  • AK $1,800
  • IN $1,450
  • OH $1,200

$3,027 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

None on record.

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • BRAD KLIPPERT SURPLUS $28,759
  • BRADLEY A. KLIPPERT $20,392
  • BRAD KLIPPERT $16,108
  • MINNICK $12,911
  • TOWN SQUARE MEDIA $11,366
  • KLIPPERT BRAD $9,750
  • ACCENT SIGNS $7,450
  • STEPJENS MEDIA GROUP $6,768
  • KONA $6,246
  • RASSAT DONNA $5,975
  • SPECTRUM REACH $5,957
  • B AND B EXPRESS PRINTING $5,691

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

A contribution is not an accusation. These are campaign finance reports as filed with the Washington Public Disclosure Commission. They show who gave and how much. They don't show that anyone received anything in return.

Condition of release, from the PDC: this data constitutes a list of individuals and may not be used for commercial purposes (RCW 42.56.070(8)). How this data works · Report a mistake