Skyler Rude

State Representative, District 16 · Republican · records 2016–2026
$541K
Raised
$544K
Spent by campaigns
$266K
Paid out of surplus funds
82%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Political action committees $287,525
  • Businesses $138,622
  • Individuals $69,125
  • Miscellaneous receipts $11,286
  • Other organizations $11,282
  • Legislative caucuses $10,152
  • Political parties $8,451
  • Transfers from the candidate's own accounts $4,000
  • Unions $2,700
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $100
  • The candidate's own money $44
  • Other sources -$2,445

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.

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

  • Transfer to surplus funds account $270,356
  • Other $49,715
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $45,697
  • Newspaper/periodical advertising $28,692
  • Not categorized by the filer $25,914
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $21,485
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $20,298
  • Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $19,337
  • Radio advertising $16,294
  • Management and consulting services $8,600
  • Mileage reimbursement $8,164
  • Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $6,793
  • Everything else (13 more) $22,485

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 16 (Position 2) Qualified for general $82,517
plus $6,861 carried over
$85,532 — — / — PDC ↗
2024 State Representative, District 16 (Position 2) Won in general $117,960
plus $5,000 carried over
$116,099 — $121 / — PDC ↗
2022 State Representative, District 16 (Position 2) Won in general $131,986 $131,986 — — / — PDC ↗
2020 State Representative, District 16 (Position 2) Won in general $84,907 $84,387 — — / — PDC ↗
2018 State Representative, District 16 (Position 2) Won in general $99,028 $98,771 — $5,728 / — PDC ↗
2016 State Representative, District 16 Lost in primary $24,444 $27,054 — — / — 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 $97,945
  • Olympia, WA $82,592
  • Walla Walla, WA $45,530
  • Bellevue, WA $26,674
  • Spokane, WA $20,160
  • Tacoma, WA $15,287
  • Auburn, WA $15,225
  • Tumwater, WA $11,800
  • Washington, DC $11,325
  • Snohomish, WA $10,297

Outside Washington

  • CA $19,500
  • OR $14,955
  • VA $13,500
  • DC $12,525
  • FL $8,250
  • TX $6,250
  • TN $2,500
  • IN $2,350

Donors' employers

None on record.

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • SKYLER RUDE SURPLUS $315,702
  • WALLA WALLA UNION BULLETIN $19,372
  • ColdSpark $18,211
  • PRAXIS GROUP $16,637
  • INTEGRITY DESIGN & COPYWORKS, LLC $15,001
  • RUDE SKYLER D $14,807
  • USPS $10,531
  • TWO HEARTS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC $8,321
  • AGNEW CONOR F $7,956
  • OUTWEST PRINTING $6,587
  • Winkler Julie $6,000
  • PRESSCATS.COM $5,619

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