My-Linh Thai

State Representative, District 41 · Democrat · records 2013–2026
$558K
Raised
$504K
Spent by campaigns
$160K
Paid out of surplus funds
82%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Political action committees $231,996
  • Individuals $165,243
  • Businesses $123,472
  • Other organizations $11,653
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $10,553
  • Political parties $9,724
  • Miscellaneous receipts $3,899
  • Unions $2,400
  • Low-cost fundraisers $855
  • Legislative caucuses $254
  • The candidate's own money $50
  • Other sources -$1,671

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

  • Transfer to surplus funds account $202,918
  • Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $62,248
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $57,738
  • Management and consulting services $41,239
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $28,736
  • Digital advertising $22,681
  • Fundraising events and related costs $21,584
  • Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $14,127
  • Not categorized by the filer $13,060
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $9,091
  • Printing campaign signs $8,431
  • Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $5,643
  • Everything else (11 more) $16,315

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 41 (Position 2) Qualified for general $73,629
plus $20,000 carried over
$36,260 — $132 / — PDC ↗
2024 State Representative, District 41 (Position 2) Won in general $129,547
plus $20,000 carried over
$129,547 — $120 / — PDC ↗
2022 State Representative, District 41 (Position 2) Won in general $101,132
plus $25,000 carried over
plus -$5,000 in loans
$101,132 — $131 / — PDC ↗
2021 School Director
BELLEVUE SD 405
— —
plus $1,680 carried over
$1,680 — — / — PDC ↗
2020 State Representative, District 41 (Position 2) Won in general $94,544
plus $1,434 carried over
$70,979 — $575 / — PDC ↗
2018 State Representative, District 41 (Position 2) Won in general $143,477
plus $5,000 in loans
$147,042 — $16,461 / — PDC ↗
2017 School Director
BELLEVUE SD 405
Won in general $8,430
plus $290 carried over
plus -$871 in loans
$6,292 — — / — PDC ↗
2013 School Director
BELLEVUE SD 405
Won in general $7,669
plus $2,500 in loans
$10,879 — — / — 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 $149,539
  • Bellevue, WA $89,279
  • Olympia, WA $39,550
  • Renton, WA $29,513
  • Federal Way, WA $17,150
  • Washington, DC $16,391
  • Mercer Island, WA $15,971
  • Tacoma, WA $9,191
  • Edmonds, WA $8,702
  • St. Louis, MO $8,250

Outside Washington

  • CA $17,376
  • DC $16,391
  • MO $8,250
  • VA $5,700
  • MN $5,700
  • TN $5,500
  • RI $5,200
  • OR $4,600

$9,737 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER $8,292
  • BOEING $4,750
  • TAMARIND TREE $3,250
  • MICROSOFT $2,850
  • BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT $1,250
  • KING COUNTY $1,150
  • CITY OF BELLEVUE $900

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • MY-LINH THAI SURPLUS FUND $202,918
  • NWP CONSULTING $85,037
  • KATHERINE BOBMAN CONSULTING $20,413
  • PUBLISHER'S MAILING SERVICE $19,981
  • YAMBE BRYAN $19,726
  • SHERLOCK ARIANA $17,860
  • INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE $17,052
  • THAI TUE-CHAN $14,238
  • ABBOT TAYLOR $14,127
  • MOHAN THRISHA $11,758
  • PUBLISHERS MAILING SERVICE $8,627
  • OVERNIGHT PRINTING & GRAPHICS, INC. $5,720

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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