Dow Constantine

Where the money came from

• Individuals $5,019,011
• Businesses $498,454
• Unions $154,904
• Political parties $150,838
• Political action committees $88,626
• Other organizations $68,298
• Small contributions (not itemized) $43,126
• Miscellaneous receipts $33,683
• The candidate's own money $2,887
• Legislative caucuses $2,209
• Other sources -$4,413

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

• Management and consulting services $1,365,536
• Broadcast/cable TV advertising $887,924
• Transfer to surplus funds account $675,204
• Fundraising events and related costs $640,076
• Not categorized by the filer $598,647
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $426,798
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $291,821
• Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $221,252
• Digital advertising $201,550
• Surveys, polling, research costs $194,300
• Bank and payment processing charges $170,226
• Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $150,885
• Everything else (15 more) $529,181

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 STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE $132,452
• STRATEGIES 360, INC. $8,350
• 34TH DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION $8,202
• SABEY CORP $7,700
• SEIU HEALTHCARE 775NW $7,350
• CEDAR GROVE COMPOSTING INC. $7,000
• EMC RESEARCH $7,000
• PLAUCHE AND CARR LLP $6,950
• SEIU HEALTHCARE 1199 NW $6,950
• THE SENECA REAL ESTATE GROUP, INC. $6,800
• VULCAN INC $6,500
• CEIS BAYNE & EAST LLC $6,400
• HNTB HOLDINGS LTD. PAC $6,350
• ALASKA AIRLINES $6,300
• AFFORDABLE HOUSING COUNCIL $6,200

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Seattle, WA $3,694,030
• Bellevue, WA $318,670
• Mercer Island, WA $187,001
• Kirkland, WA $165,974
• Vashon, WA $145,755
• Redmond, WA $92,933
• Medina, WA $84,864
• Renton, WA $76,765
• Issaquah, WA $70,775
• Bainbridge Island, WA $62,611

Outside Washington

• CA $39,344
• DC $26,097
• OR $18,135
• AZ $12,500
• MD $8,925
• VA $8,650
• FL $7,821
• MO $7,750

$37,349 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• KING COUNTY $336,636
• MICROSOFT CORPORATION $70,646
• UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON $48,526
• CITY OF SEATTLE $37,811
• STATE OF WASHINGTON $18,196
• AMAZON $17,110
• PINE STREET GROUP LLC $16,000
• SOUND TRANSIT $15,592
• WRIGHT RUNSTAD & COMPANY $15,450
• PUGET SOUND ENERGY $15,095
• BOEING COMPANY $12,450
• GROUP HEALTH $12,012

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

Who the campaigns paid

• NEWMAN PARTNERS $709,919
• DOW CONSTANTINE SURPLUS FUNDS $673,634
• MEDIA STRATEGIES & RESEARCH (MSR) $557,248
• NORTHWEST PASSAGE CONSULTING $305,122
• FRIENDS OF DOW CONSTANTINE 2017 $296,025
• GPS IMPACT $244,770
• PUBLISHER'S MAILING SERVICE $213,169
• NWP Consulting $212,552
• CAPITOL CITY PRESS $196,320
• EMC RESEARCH $194,300
• NEWMAN TRACY $146,973
• Ravenna Strategies LLC $143,000

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