Cathy Dahlquist

Former State Representative, District 31 · Republican · records 2009–2014
$416K
Raised
$376K
Spent by campaigns
$29K
Paid out of surplus funds
81%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Businesses $145,685
  • Individuals $90,394
  • Political action committees $86,267
  • Other organizations $52,912
  • Miscellaneous receipts $21,460
  • Political parties $7,500
  • Unions $5,450
  • Transfers from the candidate's own accounts $3,091
  • Low-cost fundraisers $2,185
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $1,912
  • Other sources -$960

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.

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

  • Broadcast/cable TV advertising $114,568
  • Not categorized by the filer $73,985
  • Transfer to surplus funds account $59,259
  • Other advertising $29,171
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $22,575
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $17,587
  • Printing campaign signs $14,773
  • Fundraising events and related costs $7,760
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $7,727
  • Loan payments $7,350
  • Management and consulting services $6,744
  • Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $4,239
  • Everything else (7 more) $10,457

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
2014 State Representative, District 31 — $38,670
plus $12,538 carried over
$50,708 — — / — PDC ↗
2014 State Senator, District 31 Lost in general $163,351 $145,117 — — / — PDC ↗
2012 State Representative, District 31 Won in general $130,108
plus $21,892 carried over
$118,461 — — / — PDC ↗
2010 State Representative, District 31 Won in general $83,767
plus -$2,350 in loans
$61,910 — $12,808 / — PDC ↗
2009 School Director
ENUMCLAW SD 216
Unopposed in general — — — — / — PDC ↗

Top organizations

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

Where donors are

Top cities

  • Enumclaw, WA $102,726
  • Seattle, WA $46,773
  • Olympia, WA $42,824
  • Bellevue, WA $23,400
  • Redmond, WA $13,650
  • Portland, OR $12,675
  • Tacoma, WA $12,213
  • Bonney Lake, WA $10,940
  • Sumner, WA $7,049
  • Federal Way, WA $6,800

Outside Washington

  • OR $14,525
  • CA $12,100
  • VA $7,050
  • TX $5,700
  • IL $4,500
  • MO $3,750
  • NY $3,650
  • NJ $2,900

$3,136 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • BROOKSIDE DENTAL $7,650
  • CORLISS CONCRETE $2,700
  • ENUMCLAW SCHOOL DISTRICT $1,852

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • GREEN LIGHT STRATEGIES $95,070
  • MINNICK & MINNICK $63,941
  • DAHLQUIST SURPLUS FUNDS ACCOUNT $56,169
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT CATHY DAHLQUIST $38,913
  • CITIZENS FOR CHRISTOPHER HURST $18,607
  • SPECTRUM SIGN COMPANY $9,996
  • CAPITOL CITY PRESS $6,027
  • PRINT NW $5,186
  • BATHUM JON $4,521
  • JEFF DAHLQUIST ARCHITECT $3,200
  • DAHLQUIST CATHY $3,000
  • LONGHORN BBQ $2,649

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.

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