Vincent Buys

Where the money came from

• Individuals $150,387
• Political action committees $139,918
• Businesses $138,043
• Legislative caucuses $36,382
• Transfers from the candidate's own accounts $25,000
• Political parties $19,328
• Small contributions (not itemized) $10,619
• Other organizations $2,200
• Miscellaneous receipts $407
• Other sources -$2,304

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

• Transfer to surplus funds account $149,196
• Not categorized by the filer $64,817
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $56,972
• Other advertising $55,855
• Radio advertising $34,909
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $23,174
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $20,538
• Digital advertising $17,500
• Management and consulting services $12,589
• Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $11,883
• Broadcast/cable TV advertising $11,469
• Newspaper/periodical advertising $7,712
• Everything else (11 more) $40,169

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 REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE $36,382
• WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY $14,097
• WASHINGTON AFFORDABLE HOUSING COUNCIL $8,500
• BP NORTH AMERICA EMPLOYEE PAC $7,350
• DELTA DENTAL $5,900
• WA RESTAURANT ASSN PAC $5,700
• WASHINGTON REFUSE & RECYCLING ASSOCIATION PAC $4,900
• WASHINGTON OPTOMETRIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,900
• BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY $4,900
• PHILLIPS 66 $4,850
• ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC $4,850
• POTATO PAC $4,850
• WASHINGTON HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION $4,750
• WEYERHAEUSER $4,700
• WASHINGTON FOREST PROTECTION ASSOCIATION $4,700

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Olympia, WA $81,482
• Bellingham, WA $75,335
• Lynden, WA $70,943
• Seattle, WA $53,525
• Bellevue, WA $24,847
• Everson, WA $15,865
• Houston, TX $13,200
• Ferndale, WA $12,555
• Blaine, WA $11,884
• Tumwater, WA $7,500

Outside Washington

• TX $21,075
• CA $14,450
• VA $9,599
• OR $7,650
• OK $3,450
• DC $3,300
• MO $2,950
• NY $2,700

$8,315 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• PEDERSON BROS. INC $3,550
• ENFIELD FARMS, INC. $2,000
• ALASKAN LEADER FISHERIES $1,375
• KIDS $550

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

Who the campaigns paid

• CITIZENS FOR VINCENT BUYS SURPLUS $119,196
• CASCADE RADIO GROUP $36,305
• SURPLUS ACCOUNT $30,000
• BELLINGHAM HERALD $27,966
• LYNDEN TRIBUNE $18,344
• PRAISE 106.5 $17,184
• LYNDEN PRINT CO $16,165
• LYNDEN TRIBUNE & PRINT CO. $14,970
• LODJIC KARLIE $11,626
• NW WASHINGTON FAIR $9,865
• MCKEE RYAN $9,521
• TOLO STRATEGIES, LLC $8,000

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