Brendan Williams

Former State Representative, District 22 · Democrat · records 2012
$79K
Raised
$79K
Spent by campaigns
99%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Businesses $42,000
  • Individuals $24,579
  • The candidate's own money $7,262
  • Miscellaneous receipts $5,021
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $635

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

  • Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $26,272
  • Other advertising $14,385
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $9,049
  • Management and consulting services $8,630
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $8,031
  • Travel, accommodations, meals $7,123
  • Not categorized by the filer $2,515
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $1,857
  • Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $800
  • Fundraising events and related costs $700
  • Broadcast/cable TV advertising $133

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
2012 Appeals Court Judge
APPEALS, COURT OF DIV II
Lost in primary $53,914 $53,914 — — / — PDC ↗
2012 Superior Court Judge
THURSTON CO SUPERIOR COURT
Not in primary $25,583 $25,583 — — / — 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 $30,128
  • Seattle, WA $13,825
  • Federal Way, WA $9,350
  • Renton, WA $3,200
  • Lacey, WA $2,480
  • Tumwater, WA $2,100
  • Bothell, WA $1,900
  • Tacoma, WA $1,900
  • Tukwila, WA $1,800
  • Mount Vernon, WA $1,800

Outside Washington

  • ID $400
  • DC $135

$635 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • STATE OF WA $1,119
  • STATE OF WASHINGTON $200

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • WILLIAMS BRENDAN $16,881
  • NORTHWEST PASSAGE $14,717
  • PUBLISHER'S MAILING SERVICE $8,980
  • THOMPSON SIGNS $6,041
  • ARGO STRATEGIES $5,683
  • PEOPLE FOR BRENDAN WILLIAMS $5,021
  • WA RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSN $2,400
  • CAPITOL CITY PRESS $2,001
  • SECRETARY OF STATE $1,563
  • THURSTON COUNTY DEMOCRATS $1,480
  • COMPLETE CAMPAIGNS $1,066
  • SCHIEWE KASEY $996

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

Record match: Filed as Brendan W. Williams; the records are his 2012 campaigns for judge.

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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