David Sawyer

Where the money came from

• Political action committees $161,650
• Individuals $97,980
• Businesses $71,268
• Unions $52,150
• Legislative caucuses $36,046
• Political parties $27,143
• Small contributions (not itemized) $2,720
• Other organizations $1,000
• Other sources -$1,000

A negative amount is a refund or a correction to an earlier report.

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Where the money went

• Not categorized by the filer $105,988
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $53,549
• Digital advertising $52,500
• Broadcast/cable TV advertising $50,950
• Management and consulting services $48,217
• Transfer to surplus funds account $25,931
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $17,414
• Printing campaign signs $14,844
• Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $10,332
• Surveys, polling, research costs $8,900
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $8,761
• Computers, printers, software, phones, etc. $7,863
• Everything else (11 more) $22,269

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 CAUCUS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $29,000
• PIERCE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE $25,000
• HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $8,046
• PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS $7,500
• WHCA PAC $6,750
• NISQUALLY INDIAN TRIBE $6,650
• MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE $5,400
• WASHINGTON MEDICAL PAC $5,350
• JAMESTOWN S'KLALLAM TRIBE $5,000
• WASHINGTON INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION $4,800
• SWINOMISH TRIBAL COMMUNITY $4,750
• WASHINGTON BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION $4,650
• CITIZENS FOR A BETTER GOVERNMENT $4,600
• ACTIVE IN DEMOCRACY $4,600
• TACOMA POLICE UNION $4,600

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Seattle, WA $126,767
• Tacoma, WA $81,142
• Olympia, WA $40,020
• Puyallup, WA $11,820
• Auburn, WA $10,710
• Federal Way, WA $9,850
• Ruston, WA $9,150
• Gig Harbor, WA $8,500
• Lakewood, WA $7,105
• Tumwater, WA $6,950

Outside Washington

• OR $8,686
• CA $4,355
• DC $3,280
• MO $3,000
• NC $2,375
• VA $1,654
• IL $1,350
• TX $1,050

$1,720 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• THE GALLERY $9,000
• PIERCE COUNTY $1,485

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

Who the campaigns paid

• CERILLION $118,550
• TR STRATEGIES $59,652
• MC STRATEGIES $58,200
• DAVID SAWYER SURPLUS FUNDS ACCOUNT $44,521
• HARTMAN MCKENNA $14,618
• DIAZ OLGY $9,311
• SAWYER DAVID $9,302
• MEYERS RESEARCH $8,900
• SAWYER DAVID J $8,797
• XPRESS SIGN CO $6,887
• MARK LADENBURG $4,515
• GRANQUIST MARCI $4,430

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