Tom Mielke

Where the money came from

• Individuals $34,546
• Businesses $18,708
• The candidate's own money $2,883
• Political parties $1,100
• Other organizations $1,000
• Low-cost fundraisers $364
• Political action committees $325
• Small contributions (not itemized) $320
• Miscellaneous receipts $161
• Other sources -$5,475

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

• Other advertising $10,415
• Not categorized by the filer $8,662
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $7,687
• Newspaper/periodical advertising $6,992
• Printing campaign signs $6,681
• Loan payments $4,525
• Fundraising events and related costs $2,062
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $1,595
• Filing fees $1,023
• Computers, printers, software, phones, etc. $259
• Rent, lease, mortgage, PO box rental $132
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $122
• Everything else (4 more) $128

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

• PLAID PANTRIES, INC $1,900
• ASPEN ACROSS THE STREET, LLC $1,900
• THE PALACE $1,350
• J.L. STOREDAHL & SONS INC. $1,250
• CLARK CO REPUB CENT COMM $1,100
• GAITHER FAMILY TRUST DTD $1,000
• WEST RAIL CONSTRUCTION CO LLC $1,000
• DYBCO $1,000
• M.T.&M GAMING, INC $950
• DRAGONSLAYER INC. $950
• SHERWOOD LLC $950
• ROTSCHY INC $900
• DEPENDABLE COMPUTER SOLUTIONS $802
• KILLIAN PACIFIC, LLC $750
• PECK PETROLEUM CORP $625

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Vancouver, WA $23,379
• Camas, WA $9,200
• Battle Ground, WA $8,388
• La Center, WA $4,005
• Bellevue, WA $2,000
• Beaverton, OR $1,900
• Woodland, WA $1,690
• Yacolt, WA $1,600
• Ridgefield, WA $1,515
• Kelso, WA $1,450

Outside Washington

• OR $2,085
• NJ $150
• NM $150
• CA $100

Donors' employers

• GAYNORS AUTOMOTIVE $600

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

Who the campaigns paid

• THE REFLECTOR $11,374
• TOM MIELKE $8,794
• 9 CENT COLOR COPIES $5,972
• MIELKE TOM M $3,569
• MARKON BRAND DESIGN $2,668
• YARD SIGN DOT BIZ $2,628
• CAMAS/POST RECORD $2,281
• CITY OF VANCOUVER $1,610
• KAUFMAN DIRECT MAIL $1,129
• COLUMBIAN $1,071
• THE COLUMBIAN $1,071
• ELECTION RESERVE FUND $1,023

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