Lisa Wellman

Where the money came from

• Individuals $240,420
• Political action committees $147,772
• Political parties $134,511
• Businesses $132,545
• Legislative caucuses $92,149
• Unions $34,400
• Small contributions (not itemized) $9,702
• Other sources $5,233
• Other organizations $4,850
• The candidate's own money $1,300
• Low-cost fundraisers $530
• Miscellaneous receipts $320

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 $169,574
• Not categorized by the filer $134,361
• Management and consulting services $117,525
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $101,559
• Digital advertising $64,530
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $51,624
• Other $41,000
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $35,180
• Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $27,459
• Transfer to surplus funds account $18,000
• Other advertising $9,467
• Computers, printers, software, phones, etc. $9,467
• Everything else (10 more) $22,859

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 SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN $91,149
• WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE $89,411
• 41ST DISTRICT DEMOCRATS $45,100
• WASHINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC $6,400
• KENNEDY FUND $6,400
• JUSTICE FOR ALL PAC $6,400
• WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES SSF $5,400
• PUGET SOUND ENERGY $5,400
• ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION $4,500
• MICROSOFT $4,400
• Credit Union Legislative Action Fund Northwest Credit Union Association $4,400
• WA Beverage Association PAC $4,400
• Amazon.Com Services LLC $4,400
• SEIU 775 QUALITY CARE COMMITTEE $4,200
• WASHINGTON STATE DENTAL PAC $4,200

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Seattle, WA $335,885
• Bellevue, WA $108,370
• Mercer Island, WA $45,108
• Olympia, WA $43,950
• Renton, WA $21,347
• Kirkland, WA $15,343
• Federal Way, WA $10,100
• Redmond, WA $9,346
• Washington, DC $9,189
• Everett, WA $9,025

Outside Washington

• CA $28,638
• DC $9,189
• OR $8,841
• TX $5,200
• MO $4,900
• PA $3,400
• ND $2,500
• NY $2,200

$10,165 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• MICROSOFT CORPORATION $4,065
• STATE OF WASHINGTON $2,550
• GOOGLE INC $2,500
• CITY OF BELLEVUE $1,002
• KING COUNTY $725

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

Who the campaigns paid

• WINPOWER STRATEGIES $292,409
• LISA WELLMAN SURPLUS FUNDS $119,000
• BLUE WAVE POLITICAL PARTNERS LLC $53,887
• Wellman Surplus Funds $41,000
• Blue Spruce Strategies $40,843
• CAPITOL CITY PRESS $38,868
• OZOG KATHRYN $23,750
• COHEN DANIELLE $12,594
• LITTS MICHAEL MR. $10,500
• NGP VAN, INC $9,750
• Griffin Hehmeyer $8,664
• BURGHER NOAH $8,000

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