Tom Dent

Where the money came from

• Businesses $285,206
• Individuals $231,086
• Political action committees $208,550
• Other organizations $36,950
• Miscellaneous receipts $5,154
• Small contributions (not itemized) $5,126
• Unions $1,000
• The candidate's own money $325
• Other sources -$4,197

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

• Transfer to surplus funds account $249,016
• Other $72,063
• Other advertising $54,332
• Not categorized by the filer $46,582
• Contribution Refunds $44,100
• Monetary contributions to PAC or candidate $43,100
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $23,098
• Radio advertising $16,840
• Printing campaign signs $10,679
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $9,895
• Newspaper/periodical advertising $9,719
• Charity $2,800
• Everything else (8 more) $10,469

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 AFFORDABLE HOUSING COUNCIL $11,500
• SABEY CORPORATION $10,950
• WASHINGTON BEER & WINE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION $8,700
• PUGET SOUND ENERGY $7,700
• ALASKA AIRLINES $7,600
• WASHINGTON STATE DENTAL PAC $7,350
• WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY $6,700
• THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $6,600
• ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES $6,400
• CENTENE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC $6,400
• DELTA DENTAL OF WASHINGTON $6,350
• WASHINGTON OPTOMETRIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,300
• THE BOEING COMPANY $6,200
• AVISTA CORP $6,150
• BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY $6,100

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Moses Lake, WA $150,579
• Olympia, WA $97,475
• Seattle, WA $78,297
• Ellensburg, WA $38,878
• Spokane, WA $19,775
• Bellevue, WA $16,750
• Tumwater, WA $15,250
• Othello, WA $13,750
• Warden, WA $13,030
• Ritzville, WA $12,055

Outside Washington

• VA $20,000
• CA $18,400
• OR $15,350
• TX $13,100
• MO $9,400
• ND $7,000
• DC $3,150
• FL $2,700

$987 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• PIPER FARMS $2,500
• FRALEY CHIROPRACTIC $1,450
• GRANT COUNTY $1,425

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

Who the campaigns paid

• THOMAS DENT SURPLUS $145,427
• THOMAS E DENT CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT $80,000
• WASHINGTON TRUST BANK $55,597
• COMMITTEE TO ELECT TOM DENT $43,000
• HROC $40,000
• TOM DENT SURPLUS ACCOUNT $24,116
• THOMAS E DENT SURPLUS ACCOUNT $20,000
• USPS $13,894
• MICHAELLE BOETGER $12,440
• KXLE RADIO $10,372
• GRANT COUNTY 4H & FFA $8,179
• MICHAELLE BOETGER GRAPHIC DESIGNS $5,269

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