Dave Upthegrove

Where the money came from

• Individuals $1,292,672
• Political action committees $167,674
• Small contributions (not itemized) $161,004
• Businesses $134,284
• Unions $91,154
• Political parties $80,517
• Miscellaneous receipts $49,693
• Other organizations $6,460
• The candidate's own money $2,225
• Low-cost fundraisers $555
• Legislative caucuses $36
• Other sources -$17,015

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

• Broadcast/cable TV advertising $868,506
• Digital advertising $184,947
• Management and consulting services $168,915
• Not categorized by the filer $105,809
• Fundraising events and related costs $103,344
• Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $97,260
• Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $69,681
• Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $63,440
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $52,892
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $51,628
• Bank and payment processing charges $26,175
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $17,699
• Everything else (16 more) $66,896

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

• WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE $65,147
• WA COUNCIL OF FIREFIGHTERS $8,800
• WA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC $8,200
• JEFFERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATS $7,373
• PUGET SOUND PILOTS PAC $7,350
• NW MARINE TRADE ASSOCIATION $7,100
• MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE $7,000
• Puyallup Tribe of Indians $6,800
• ATU COPE VOLUNTARY FUND $5,100
• ELECTRICAL WORKERS 46 PAC $5,046
• AVISTA CORP $5,000
• Medicare for All PAC $4,800
• PAC 48 of WA $4,800
• WA Conservation Action $4,800
• WA REFUSE & RECYCLING ASSN PAC $4,800

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Seattle, WA $645,651
• Olympia, WA $101,880
• Des Moines, WA $78,772
• Burien, WA $76,056
• Kent, WA $75,918
• Renton, WA $39,557
• Bellevue, WA $38,762
• Tacoma, WA $36,575
• Federal Way, WA $36,025
• Port Townsend, WA $34,405

Outside Washington

• CA $25,310
• DC $13,275
• TX $12,261
• MD $12,125
• OR $11,425
• AZ $7,530
• MA $7,000
• CO $4,800

$144,644 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• KING COUNTY $15,838
• Institute for Community Leadership $13,950
• OSISOFT CORPORATION $8,600
• AMAZON $5,550
• MICROSOFT CORPORATION $4,000
• PACIFIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS $3,475
• PORT OF SEATTLE $3,000
• KING COUNTY COUNCIL $2,900
• CBE STRATEGIC $2,750
• GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL $2,200
• BOEING $2,175
• CITY OF SEATTLE $1,950

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

Who the campaigns paid

• KOMO-TV $329,895
• KING TV $220,700
• WINPOWER STRATEGIES $192,110
• Ravenna Strategies $104,000
• KIRO-TV $98,600
• Newman Partners $73,000
• COMCAST $70,000
• Technicolor Political $66,075
• SAGE MEDIA PLANNING & PLACEMENT $64,408
• CAPITOL CITY PRESS $45,557
• Mudd Emma $44,335
• KCPQ-TV $40,570

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