Dave Paul

State Representative, District 10 · Democrat · records 2018–2026
$1.5M
Raised
$1.5M
Spent by campaigns
$11K
Paid out of surplus funds
96%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Individuals $440,898
  • Businesses $341,723
  • Political action committees $204,746
  • Other organizations $198,445
  • Political parties $195,683
  • Legislative caucuses $77,061
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $40,755
  • Unions $22,000
  • Other sources $18,913
  • Miscellaneous receipts $822

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

  • Not categorized by the filer $352,946
  • Broadcast/cable TV advertising $212,829
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $201,345
  • Digital advertising $184,748
  • Management and consulting services $134,341
  • Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $119,654
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $108,956
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $80,757
  • Other advertising $30,083
  • Transfer to surplus funds account $18,500
  • Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $11,359
  • Bank and payment processing charges $8,979
  • Everything else (14 more) $41,171

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 Representative, District 10 (Position 2) Qualified for general $181,002
plus $41,808 carried over
$188,871 $1,800 $11,415 / — PDC ↗
2024 State Representative, District 10 (Position 2) Won in general $300,532
plus $817 carried over
$257,603 — $153,181 / — PDC ↗
2022 State Representative, District 10 (Position 2) Won in general $421,718
plus $6,505 carried over
$427,406 $1,000 $445,293 / $153,524 PDC ↗
2020 State Representative, District 10 (Position 2) Won in general $435,511
plus $4,008 carried over
$433,514 — $105,360 / $168,058 PDC ↗
2018 State Representative, District 10 (Position 2) Won in general $202,284 $198,276 $600 $97,436 / — 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 $756,786
  • Olympia, WA $94,566
  • Coupeville, WA $64,585
  • Oak Harbor, WA $62,497
  • Mount Vernon, WA $61,790
  • Freeland, WA $40,513
  • Camano Island, WA $38,940
  • Langley, WA $37,455
  • Anacortes, WA $23,108
  • Clinton, WA $21,524

Outside Washington

  • DC $12,600
  • CA $10,083
  • OR $8,500
  • TX $5,100
  • OH $4,725
  • AZ $2,650
  • LA $2,350
  • IL $2,200

$40,563 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • OAK HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT $5,677
  • VALVE CORPORATION $4,475
  • University of Washington $1,887
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE $1,800
  • OHSD $1,073
  • STATE FARM $805
  • US NAVY $650
  • OAK HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL $645
  • STATE OF WASHINGTON $400

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • CERILLION N4 PARTNERS $454,950
  • CN4 PARTNERS $419,999
  • Cerillion N4 Partners / CN4 $117,784
  • GUSTO $45,975
  • PAUL ELIZABETH $33,776
  • BLUE WAVE POLITICAL PARTNERS, LLC $19,400
  • Mae Cramer $12,849
  • BLUE WAVE POLITICAL PARTNERS $12,100
  • PAUL BETH $11,864
  • EGBERS TAYLOR $10,681
  • Dave Paul Surplus Funds Account $10,000
  • MCKENNA HARTMAN CONSULTING $9,350

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.

Condition of release, from the PDC: this data constitutes a list of individuals and may not be used for commercial purposes (RCW 42.56.070(8)). How this data works · Report a mistake