Steve Tharinger

Where the money came from

• Political action committees $361,054
• Other organizations $320,146
• Individuals $153,430
• Businesses $118,599
• Political parties $44,558
• Legislative caucuses $27,702
• Unions $17,879
• Small contributions (not itemized) $7,228
• Low-cost fundraisers $1,020
• Miscellaneous receipts $684
• The candidate's own money $602
• Other sources -$502

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 $446,477
• Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $277,249
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $66,472
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $47,521
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $45,650
• Management and consulting services $44,275
• Not categorized by the filer $42,302
• Other advertising $18,265
• Printing campaign signs $13,156
• Newspaper/periodical advertising $10,197
• Mileage reimbursement $7,575
• Radio advertising $7,190
• Everything else (13 more) $24,550

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

• HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $62,441
• DELTA DENTAL OF WA $11,500
• WA STATE AUTO DEALERS PAC $10,900
• WEYERHAEUSER $10,800
• CAMPAIGN FOR TRIBAL SELF RELIANCE BY WA INDIAN GAMING ASSN $10,700
• MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE $10,650
• JUSTICE FOR ALL PAC $10,350
• SEIU 775 Quality Care Committee $10,100
• Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe $9,600
• WA STATE DENTAL PAC $8,400
• Centene Management Co LLC $8,400
• PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS $8,400
• Nisqually Indian Tribe $8,350
• WA Optometric PAC $7,950
• WA Beverage Assn PAC $7,400

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Seattle, WA $301,264
• Olympia, WA $132,026
• Sequim, WA $55,687
• Tacoma, WA $33,652
• Port Angeles, WA $28,329
• Federal Way, WA $24,350
• Renton, WA $23,850
• Port Townsend, WA $21,792
• Auburn, WA $17,550
• Tumwater, WA $16,702

Outside Washington

• CA $34,650
• OR $21,525
• FL $15,850
• IL $14,050
• MO $11,600
• TX $10,250
• DC $9,955
• VA $8,700

$7,746 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL $2,450
• TAYLOR SHELLFISH $2,250
• STRATEGIES 360 $2,026
• GREEN CROW TIMBER, LLC $2,000

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

Who the campaigns paid

• STEVE THARINGER SURPLUS FUNDS ACCOUNT $415,977
• THARINGER SURPUS FUNDS ACCOUNT $187,000
• STEVE THARINGER SURPLUS FUNDS ACCT $90,000
• WINPOWER STRATEGIES INC $48,431
• CAPITOL CITY PRESS $37,371
• ARGO STRATEGIES $36,185
• WINPOWER $31,036
• CHINOOK CONSULTING $20,144
• ISE CONSUTANTS $16,137
• THARINGER STEVE $13,650
• ISE CONSULTANTS $10,459
• ROSS G BATES CONSULTING $9,555

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