Michael Baumgartner

Where the money came from

• Individuals (itemized) $2,522,964
• Individuals (small gifts, not itemized) $1,206,963
• Political action committees $801,600
• Loans from the candidate $155,100
• Transfers from other committees $45,036
• Other receipts (interest, refunds, offsets) $13,490
• The candidate's own money $6,610

These add up to the FEC's reported total. Small gifts are what's left of individuals' money after the itemized gifts: campaigns don't have to name donors of $200 or less. See itemized contributions →

Where the money went

• Broadcast/cable TV advertising $766,977
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $472,983
• Management and consulting services $408,502
• Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $322,021
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $189,315
• Fundraising events and related costs $157,665
• Loan repayments $155,100
• Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $109,389
• Telemarketing and text messaging $108,877
• Other advertising $79,141
• Computers, printers, software, phones, etc. $72,049
• Surveys, polling, research costs $66,600
• Everything else (9 more) $211,833

From itemized reports, grouped by the purpose the campaign stated. See every expense →

Top committees that gave

• PREMERA BLUE CROSS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/PREMERA PAC $20,000
• REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC $20,000
• AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $19,494
• ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) $15,000
• THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $15,000
• BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $15,000
• ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $15,000
• AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $15,000
• AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $14,000
• BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) $12,000
• AVISTA EMPLOYEES FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $12,000
• WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10,500
• NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10,000
• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10,000
• MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $10,000

Each links to the committee's FEC page, which shows who funds it. Individual donors are listed under Contributions.

Kinds of committees

• Corporate PACs $201,500
• Trade association PACs $157,000
• Leadership PACs $132,500
• Other PACs $84,610
• Membership group PACs $74,494
• Other candidates' committees $35,000
• Labor union PACs $13,000
• Cooperative PACs $11,000
• Corporation-without-stock PACs $10,000

Using the FEC's own classification of each committee, from reports filed by the committees that gave.

Where itemized donors are

Top cities

• Spokane, WA $713,750
• Seattle, WA $140,707
• Bellevue, WA $133,393
• Spokane Valley, WA $92,969
• Medina, WA $60,000
• Pullman, WA $51,690
• Kirkland, WA $40,773
• Lake Tapps, WA $39,600
• Liberty Lake, WA $37,311
• Wilmington, DE $35,000

Outside Washington

• ID $49,400
• FL $40,203
• CA $35,015
• DE $35,000
• TX $33,346
• DC $31,220
• NY $21,320
• AZ $18,847

Donors' employers

• MICROSOFT CORPORATION $16,870
• PARKS MEDICAL CORPORATION $10,900
• NELSON IRRIGATION CORP $10,100
• MONUMENT ADVOCACY $9,432
• TOMBARI PROPERTIES $9,250
• WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY $7,954
• STCU $5,291
• PROVIDENCE $4,623
• THE MCGREGOR COMPANY $3,500
• WAGONER TOUCHET FARMS $2,770
• MAX J KUNEY COMPANY $2,582
• HUTTON SETTLEMENT $2,520

Where individual donors work. Companies can't give directly to federal campaigns, and the employer didn't give this money.

Who the campaigns paid

• GEN2 SOLUTIONS LLC $683,959
• BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES $286,819
• PEAK FUNDRAISING PARTNERS $169,145
• FLS CONNECT $120,465
• MOORE $117,513
• WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY $106,692
• DATAGRAPHICS $100,045
• PINNACLE DIRECT INC $92,869
• PRINT NW $73,156
• SOUTHWEST PUBLISHING & MAILING $72,279
• PROFESSIONAL DATA SERVICES $70,659
• 814 CONSULTING $70,607

Other committees linked to Michael Baumgartner

The FEC's candidate-committee linkage file lists no leadership or joint fundraising committee for this person. A committee can still carry this person's name without being listed there.