Sharlett Mena

Where the money came from

• Individuals $248,747
• Other organizations $172,381
• Political action committees $127,779
• Small contributions (not itemized) $23,078
• Miscellaneous receipts $10,049
• Political parties $2,452
• Other sources -$653
• Businesses -$1,911

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

• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $141,556
• Management and consulting services $97,062
• Transfer to surplus funds account $67,895
• Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $30,298
• Transfer to new campaign $28,053
• Not categorized by the filer $25,641
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $25,187
• Broadcast/cable TV advertising $16,266
• Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $9,020
• Fundraising events and related costs $6,809
• Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $6,529
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $6,220
• Everything else (9 more) $14,518

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

• WA State Auto Dealers PAC $7,000
• Delta Dental of WA $7,000
• SEIU 775 Quality Care Committee $6,800
• Puyallup Tribe of Indians $6,800
• WA Beer and Wine Distributors Association PAC $5,800
• WA Beverage Assn PAC $5,800
• Justice for All PAC $5,600
• Puget Sound Energy $4,800
• Credit Union Legislative Action Fund $4,800
• FairVote Washington PAC $4,800
• WA Hospitality Association PAC $4,200
• Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority $4,000
• Cypress Creek Renewables Development LLC $3,700
• Campaign for Tribal Self Reliance / WA Indian Gaming Association $3,600
• Muckleshoot Indian Tribe $3,600

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Seattle, WA $209,959
• Tacoma, WA $76,161
• Olympia, WA $61,420
• Washington, DC $17,463
• Bellevue, WA $15,976
• Renton, WA $10,700
• Auburn, WA $9,250
• Spokane, WA $7,525
• Tumwater, WA $7,411
• Federal Way, WA $7,250

Outside Washington

• DC $17,463
• CA $10,877
• TX $10,500
• OR $6,551
• MD $4,550
• IL $2,335
• MA $2,006
• MO $2,000

$22,425 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• STATE OF WASHINGTON $8,069
• Insight Strategic Partners $2,831
• WASHINGTON STATE $2,162
• CITY OF SEATTLE $1,758
• City of Tacoma $1,350
• CASCADIA LAW GROUP $1,350
• WA State $1,157
• Attorney General's Office $946
• WA STATE SENATE $751
• PIERCE COUNTY $553

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

Who the campaigns paid

• Argo Strategies $143,508
• Sharlett Mena Surplus Funds Account $77,895
• Bottled Lightning Collective $57,066
• ARCHWAY CONSULTING GROUP $44,507
• Alki Consulting $15,125
• SAGE WALUND $13,483
• COMCAST $12,489
• CAPITOL CITY PRESS $12,038
• Gusto $9,020
• ANEDOT $6,914
• The January Group $3,750
• WA State Democratic Central Committee $3,091

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