Joe Nguyen

Former State Senator, District 34 · Democrat · records 2018–2026
$590K
Raised
$590K
Spent by campaigns
$98K
Paid out of surplus funds
86%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Individuals $362,848
  • Political action committees $96,852
  • Businesses $85,263
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $13,521
  • Political parties $11,056
  • Other organizations $8,213
  • Other sources $3,950
  • The candidate's own money $3,854
  • Unions $2,950
  • Miscellaneous receipts $510
  • Legislative caucuses $496

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 $162,054
  • Transfer to surplus funds account $143,844
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $66,231
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $58,990
  • Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $37,390
  • Newspaper/periodical advertising $35,979
  • Monetary contributions to PAC or candidate $33,964
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $23,114
  • Fundraising events and related costs $13,927
  • Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $4,114
  • Other advertising $3,721
  • Not categorized by the filer $3,222
  • Everything else (6 more) $2,963

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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Campaigns

YearRaceResultRaisedSpentDebtsOutside for / againstFiling
2026 State Senator, District 34 — $92,625
plus $15,000 carried over
$107,625 — — / — PDC ↗
2022 State Senator, District 34 Won in general $164,459
plus $3,672 carried over
$153,131 — $131 / — PDC ↗
2021 County Executive
KING CO
Lost in general $221,841 $221,841 — $2,561 / — PDC ↗
2018 State Senator, District 34 Won in general $110,587 $106,914 $4,000 $1,043 / — PDC ↗

Top organizations

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

Where donors are

Top cities

  • Seattle, WA $292,730
  • Olympia, WA $32,024
  • Bellevue, WA $18,299
  • Burien, WA $15,403
  • Renton, WA $14,042
  • Tacoma, WA $12,077
  • Washington, DC $10,200
  • Vashon, WA $7,625
  • San Francisco, CA $5,800
  • Seatac, WA $5,704

Outside Washington

  • CA $16,080
  • DC $10,200
  • MD $9,350
  • OR $7,109
  • CO $4,200
  • VA $4,050
  • FL $4,000
  • TX $3,775

$12,771 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • MICROSOFT $14,510
  • KING COUNTY $4,650
  • STATE OF WASHINGTON $4,241
  • AMAZON $3,350
  • CITY OF SEATTLE $2,475
  • UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON $2,318
  • WA ATTORNEY GENERAL $2,225
  • Boeing Company $2,138
  • Facebook $1,500
  • Vigor $1,400
  • Upper Left Strategies $1,130
  • T-Mobile $900

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • JOE NGUYEN SURPLUS FUND $177,808
  • UPPER LEFT STRATEGIES $136,021
  • OVERNIGHT PRINTING SEATTLE $28,137
  • Katherine Bobman Consulting $25,582
  • CD STRATEGIC, INC. $25,250
  • NGP VAN, INC. $21,473
  • Amobee, Inc. $20,000
  • Left Wing Digital LLC $15,500
  • THE CONNECTIONS GROUP INC $10,556
  • TAYLOR ABBOT $9,574
  • CD STRATEGIC $7,500
  • Paragon Payment Solutions $6,559

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

A contribution is not an accusation. These are campaign finance reports as filed with the Washington Public Disclosure Commission. They show who gave and how much. They don't show that anyone received anything in return.

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