Jay Inslee

Former State Representative, District 14 · Democrat · records 2012–2024
$31.4M
Raised
$31.9M
Spent by campaigns
$612K
Paid out of surplus funds
93%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Individuals $19,886,421
  • Political parties $7,343,850
  • Businesses $1,210,659
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $1,001,033
  • Political action committees $862,982
  • Miscellaneous receipts $714,671
  • Unions $342,910
  • Other organizations $69,411
  • Legislative caucuses $44,000
  • Low-cost fundraisers $55
  • Other sources -$50,367

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 $12,379,759
  • Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $3,952,758
  • Management and consulting services $2,965,047
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $2,665,125
  • Not categorized by the filer $2,316,323
  • Fundraising events and related costs $1,365,243
  • Digital advertising $1,031,646
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $855,907
  • Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $712,715
  • Transfer to surplus funds account $600,000
  • Surveys, polling, research costs $526,040
  • Bank and payment processing charges $499,098
  • Everything else (15 more) $2,017,054

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
2024 Governor — $1,030,142
plus $864,742 carried over
$1,894,884 — — / — PDC ↗
2020 Governor Won in general $8,135,368
plus $445,375 carried over
$7,715,900 $14,150 $18,164 / — PDC ↗
2016 Governor Won in general $9,952,549 $9,949,579 — $104,495 / — PDC ↗
2012 Governor Won in general $12,307,566 $12,326,350 $66,385 $825,922 / $9,303,880 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 $15,622,984
  • Bainbridge Island, WA $1,121,685
  • Olympia, WA $980,313
  • Bellevue, WA $812,800
  • Mercer Island, WA $527,100
  • Tacoma, WA $504,520
  • Bellingham, WA $496,200
  • Kirkland, WA $443,298
  • Spokane, WA $398,943
  • Vancouver, WA $363,169

Outside Washington

  • CA $529,310
  • DC $269,307
  • OR $229,432
  • NY $226,585
  • VA $111,841
  • MD $84,342
  • FL $78,390
  • MA $62,568

$950,313 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • MICROSOFT CORPORATION $377,127
  • UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON $282,531
  • STATE OF WASHINGTON $230,054
  • GROUP HEALTH $65,076
  • AMAZON.COM, INC $58,137
  • KING COUNTY $47,488
  • KELLER ROHRBACK, LLP $45,631
  • BOEING CORP $41,808
  • THE BOEING COMPANY $41,348
  • CITY OF SEATTLE $40,826
  • STRATEGIES 360 $32,584
  • AMAZON CORP $31,326

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • SHORR JOHNSON MAGNUS $10,149,957
  • Screen Strategies Media $2,816,397
  • NEWMAN PARTNERS $1,408,053
  • TRILOGY INTERACTIVE $1,192,386
  • PRO-MAIL ASSOCIATES $767,737
  • JAY INSLEE FOR WASHINGTON $635,433
  • JAY INSLEE SURPLUS FUNDS $600,000
  • UNITED STATES TREASURY $556,862
  • TRILOGY $552,904
  • TRILOGY INTERACTIVE LLC $475,491
  • INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE $434,852
  • BANK OF AMERICA BUSINESS CARD $434,829

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

Record match: Filed as Jay R Inslee; the records are his campaigns for governor, 2012 to 2024.

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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