Strom Peterson

Where the money came from

• Political action committees $258,753
• Individuals $226,077
• Businesses $103,988
• Unions $31,500
• Miscellaneous receipts $22,269
• Other sources $18,954
• Small contributions (not itemized) $16,114
• Other organizations $11,750
• The candidate's own money $3,221
• Political parties $3,156
• Legislative caucuses $830

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

• Transfer to surplus funds account $173,292
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $107,685
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $72,855
• Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $69,429
• Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $66,505
• Management and consulting services $53,388
• Not categorized by the filer $42,751
• Monetary contributions to PAC or candidate $25,000
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $12,605
• Fundraising events and related costs $7,461
• Digital advertising $6,247
• Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $6,221
• Everything else (9 more) $20,238

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

• WA Education Association PAC $11,750
• WA State Auto Dealers PAC $9,800
• Campaign for Tribal Self-Reliance by WA Indian Gaming Assn $9,600
• WA Beer & Wine Distributors Association $8,800
• Justice for All PAC $8,000
• PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS $7,950
• Amazon.com Services LLC $7,800
• WA Beverage Association PAC $7,400
• WA Optometric PAC $7,200
• PUGET SOUND ENERGY $6,850
• SEIU 775 Quality Care Committee $6,400
• SEIU Healthcare 1199NW PAC $6,400
• WA Federation of State Employees SSF $6,150
• Puget Sound Pilots PAC $5,900
• NISQUALLY INDIAN TRIBE $5,750

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Edmonds, WA $148,279
• Seattle, WA $147,457
• Olympia, WA $78,766
• Tacoma, WA $24,900
• Renton, WA $20,750
• Bellevue, WA $16,100
• Everett, WA $15,593
• Albuquerque, NM $13,802
• Federal Way, WA $13,250
• Woodway, WA $12,125

Outside Washington

• NM $14,102
• CA $9,350
• DC $6,900
• OR $6,350
• CO $3,100
• FL $3,000
• NC $2,900
• RI $2,900

$15,775 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• SCRATCH DISTILLERY $4,525
• STATE OF WASHINGTON $3,505
• EDMONDS EYECARE ASSOCIATES $3,300
• CITY OF EDMONDS $3,100
• KOENIG FINANCIAL GROUP $1,800
• SNOHOMISH COUNTY $1,250
• EDMONDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE $1,200
• WINDERMERE REAL ESTATE $875
• PAWS $860
• MICROSOFT $800
• DOTY & ASSOCIATES, INC. $700
• WINDERMERE $675

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

Who the campaigns paid

• STROM PETERSON SURPLUS ACCOUNT $172,192
• PUBLISHER'S MAILING SERVICE $81,817
• NWP CONSULTING $81,053
• NGP VAN, INC. $48,255
• NW PASSAGE CONSULTING $46,707
• STROM H PETERSON - SURPLUS ACCT $36,100
• PAYCHEX PAYROLL $13,383
• Misheel Ildbaatar $13,073
• Meghan Young $12,000
• BLUE WAVE POLITICAL PARTNERS $9,800
• TAYLOR ABBOT $8,633
• AGI JESSICA $8,576

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