Paul Graves

Where the money came from

• Individuals $217,392
• Political action committees $140,150
• Political parties $117,830
• Businesses $97,906
• Legislative caucuses $83,000
• Other organizations $14,750
• Miscellaneous receipts $4,015
• Small contributions (not itemized) $2,051
• Other sources -$1,512

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

• Broadcast/cable TV advertising $210,402
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $119,462
• Not categorized by the filer $79,745
• Digital advertising $67,441
• Management and consulting services $66,960
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $59,258
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $30,997
• Fundraising events and related costs $13,016
• Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $4,900
• Bank and payment processing charges $4,247
• Loan payments $4,000
• Transfer to surplus funds account $3,250
• Everything else (6 more) $6,047

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

• WSRP $74,508
• SENATE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $50,000
• WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY $39,272
• HOUSE REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE $33,000
• PHRMA $4,000
• TRUCKING ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
• THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $4,000
• WA CHARTERS PAC $4,000
• ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF WA BUILD PAC $4,000
• PFIZER INC $4,000
• RHA PAC $4,000
• 5TH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN POLITICAL COMMITTEE $3,500
• PREMERA BLUE CROSS $3,500
• RETAIL ACTION COUNCIL $3,500
• GREEN DIAMOND RESOURCE COMPANY $3,000

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Bellevue, WA $159,170
• Olympia, WA $119,200
• Seattle, WA $108,771
• Issaquah, WA $20,417
• Renton, WA $14,534
• Auburn, WA $11,880
• Washington, DC $10,960
• Mercer Island, WA $10,950
• Fall City, WA $9,750
• Medina, WA $9,350

Outside Washington

• TX $12,900
• CA $11,150
• DC $10,960
• MO $9,500
• VA $9,350
• IL $7,900
• OR $7,300
• TN $5,400

$539 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• PERKINS COIE LLP $23,950
• OAK HARBOR FREIGHT LINES $9,140
• MICROSOFT $3,525
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP $1,600
• ORRICK $1,454
• BOEING $1,024
• GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL GA $650

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

Who the campaigns paid

• MAJORITY STRATEGIES LLC $158,302
• MEDIUM BUYING LLC $127,800
• MEDIA PLUS $60,102
• GO BIG MEDIA, INC. $43,750
• PEAK ADVOCACY $38,697
• TAKACS BAILEY $18,000
• HARDY KARI $14,419
• NORTHROP ALEC $14,219
• HARVEY JEFF $7,500
• THE FOX GROUP $7,257
• CAM CONSULTING $7,000
• EPICENTER FILMS $6,023

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