Lillian Ortiz-Self

State Representative, District 21 · Democrat · records 2014–2026
$562K
Raised
$539K
Spent by campaigns
89%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Other organizations $333,300
  • Political action committees $71,530
  • Individuals $70,643
  • Transfers from the candidate's own accounts $40,000
  • Businesses $13,675
  • Miscellaneous receipts $11,990
  • Unions $9,650
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $7,825
  • Legislative caucuses $2,500
  • Political parties $1,751
  • The candidate's own money $478
  • Low-cost fundraisers $75
  • Everything else (1 more) -$1,042

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

  • Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $180,550
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $62,091
  • Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $62,083
  • Management and consulting services $53,686
  • Transfer to surplus funds account $52,000
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $51,870
  • Not categorized by the filer $33,785
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $8,516
  • Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $7,425
  • Other advertising $4,987
  • Digital advertising $4,704
  • Fundraising events and related costs $4,348
  • Everything else (11 more) $13,163

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
2026 State Representative, District 21 (Position 2) Qualified for general $61,335
plus $20,746 carried over
$59,237 $4,795 $2,239 / — PDC ↗
2024 State Representative, District 21 (Position 2) Won in general $108,304
plus $6,805 carried over
$94,363 $2,000 $1,945 / — PDC ↗
2022 State Representative, District 21 (Position 2) Won in general $103,640
plus $6,824 carried over
$103,159 $1,250 $183 / — PDC ↗
2020 State Representative, District 21 (Position 2) Won in general $80,458
plus $4,723 carried over
$78,357 — $2,246 / — PDC ↗
2018 State Representative, District 21 (Position 2) Won in general $62,467
plus $4,057 carried over
$61,773 — $677 / — PDC ↗
2016 State Representative, District 21 Won in general $65,463
plus $10,469 carried over
$71,805 $1,250 $1,021 / $177 PDC ↗
2014 State Representative, District 21 Won in general $80,707 $70,514 — — / — PDC ↗

Top organizations

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

Where donors are

Top cities

  • Seattle, WA $117,310
  • Olympia, WA $80,678
  • Mukilteo, WA $56,237
  • Tacoma, WA $24,675
  • Auburn, WA $22,150
  • Renton, WA $20,150
  • Everett, WA $19,790
  • Edmonds, WA $17,114
  • Federal Way, WA $15,600
  • Bellevue, WA $12,049

Outside Washington

  • CA $10,251
  • OR $9,500
  • MO $9,400
  • DC $8,000
  • TX $6,765
  • VA $5,500
  • MD $2,400
  • MN $1,950

$6,858 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • CITY OF EDMONDS $3,058
  • WASHINGTON STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $1,320
  • SEAMAR $1,170
  • SNOHOMISH COUNTY $1,158
  • SEA MAR CHC $1,068
  • SEA MAR $925
  • EDMONDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE $800

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • LILLIAN ORTIZ-SELF SURPLUS FUNDS ACCT $187,129
  • ARGO STRATEGIES $54,654
  • NORTHWEST PASSAGE CONSULTING $50,852
  • PUBLISHERS MAILING SERVICE $42,309
  • Gusto $29,730
  • SUREPAYROLL INC $28,847
  • Northwest Passage Consulting / NWP $25,292
  • WEST MEAGAN $12,390
  • IS POLITICAL INC $10,315
  • PAYCHEX $9,654
  • PUBLISHER'S MAILING SERVICE $7,931
  • ORTIZ-SELF LILLIAN $6,726

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

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.

Condition of release, from the PDC: this data constitutes a list of individuals and may not be used for commercial purposes (RCW 42.56.070(8)). How this data works · Report a mistake