Paul Harris

State Senator, District 17 · Republican · records 2010–2028
$1.4M
Raised
$1.4M
Spent by campaigns
$353K
Paid out of surplus funds
71%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Businesses $557,737
  • Political action committees $493,167
  • Legislative caucuses $124,091
  • Individuals $101,222
  • Other sources $80,000
  • Political parties $52,293
  • Unions $26,700
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $2,412
  • Other organizations $2,200
  • Transfers from the candidate's own accounts $820
  • Miscellaneous receipts $346
  • The candidate's own money $300

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

  • Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $263,403
  • Broadcast/cable TV advertising $259,359
  • Transfer to surplus funds account $171,671
  • Not categorized by the filer $138,137
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $82,311
  • Management and consulting services $62,761
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $61,837
  • Other $57,524
  • Digital advertising $55,332
  • Monetary contributions to PAC or candidate $51,832
  • Printing campaign signs $43,398
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $37,222
  • Everything else (15 more) $133,757

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
2028 State Senator, District 17 — $18,900
plus $115 carried over
$6,462 — — / — PDC ↗
2024 State Representative, District 17 (Position 2) — $64,424
plus $687 carried over
$64,829 — $977 / — PDC ↗
2024 State Senator, District 17 Won in general $528,551 $519,080 — $146,073 / $501,575 PDC ↗
2022 State Representative, District 17 (Position 2) Won in general $210,133 $209,108 — $1,920 / — PDC ↗
2020 State Representative, District 17 (Position 2) Won in general $127,609
plus $204 carried over
$126,019 — $260 / — PDC ↗
2018 State Representative, District 17 (Position 2) Won in general $94,372 $94,040 — — / — PDC ↗
2016 State Representative, District 17 Won in general $113,974
plus $48 carried over
$117,283 — $10,397 / — PDC ↗
2014 State Representative, District 17 Won in general $110,703 $112,929 — $768 / — PDC ↗
2012 State Representative, District 17 Won in general $94,772
plus $23 carried over
$92,719 — — / — PDC ↗
2010 State Representative, District 17 Won in general $77,851
plus $9,400 in loans
$76,077 — $2,368 / — 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 $404,623
  • Seattle, WA $205,574
  • Vancouver, WA $82,221
  • Bellevue, WA $42,438
  • Washington, DC $34,665
  • Portland, OR $33,968
  • Spokane, WA $25,800
  • St Louis, MO $24,750
  • Camas, WA $22,303
  • Tacoma, WA $21,842

Outside Washington

  • CA $50,750
  • OR $42,268
  • DC $38,365
  • TX $32,100
  • VA $29,700
  • MO $26,700
  • IL $26,200
  • NJ $22,950

$2,412 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • FISHER INVESTMENTS $5,000
  • WASHINGTON STATE $1,957

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • MAJORITY STRATEGIES $339,884
  • PAUL HARRIS $106,501
  • HARRIS PAUL L $106,193
  • HARRIS PAUL $86,453
  • MEDIUM BUYING $75,000
  • HARRIS CAMPAIGN 2024 ELECT $57,524
  • TO SURPLUS TRANSFER $47,700
  • HOUSE REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE $42,000
  • BANK OF AMERICA $33,709
  • HARRIS LORI $24,440
  • CAUSEWAY SOLUTIONS $20,000
  • RED STRATEGIES LLC $17,000

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