Sharon Shewmake

Where the money came from

• Individuals $438,858
• Legislative caucuses $333,873
• Political parties $284,364
• Political action committees $171,042
• Unions $72,427
• Businesses $27,050
• Small contributions (not itemized) $18,005
• Transfers from the candidate's own accounts $9,342
• Other organizations $4,540
• Miscellaneous receipts $3,171
• The candidate's own money $26
• Other sources -$737

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.

Transfers from the candidate's own accounts aren't new gifts. This money moved from the candidate's surplus account or another of their campaigns, so it's counted again in the campaign that receives it.

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Where the money went

• Broadcast/cable TV advertising $265,044
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $246,136
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $213,157
• Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $114,956
• Not categorized by the filer $81,869
• Digital advertising $66,173
• Management and consulting services $65,553
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $60,613
• Charity $42,000
• Radio advertising $34,849
• Design/graphic art, etc. $34,266
• Fundraising events and related costs $20,633
• Everything else (16 more) $120,494

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 STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE $256,098
• WASHINGTON SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN $126,875
• WA HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $115,000
• HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $91,998
• WHATCOM COUNTY DEMOCRATS $13,649
• WHATCOM DEMOCRATS $12,917
• SEIU 1199NW $6,200
• SNOQUALMIE TRIBE $6,000
• WA CHARTERS PAC $5,400
• PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS $5,400
• HARRY TRUMAN FUND $5,000
• WIN WITH WOMEN $5,000
• CHILDREN'S CAMPAIGN FUND $4,000
• WA FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES, SSF $4,000
• STEWARDSHIP PAC $4,000

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Seattle, WA $765,995
• Bellingham, WA $231,114
• Olympia, WA $38,599
• Ferndale, WA $14,368
• Lynden, WA $12,010
• Bellevue, WA $11,900
• Renton, WA $11,075
• Blaine, WA $10,265
• Lummi Island, WA $9,894
• Tacoma, WA $8,850

Outside Washington

• CA $17,312
• DC $9,904
• FL $9,475
• OR $4,525
• MA $3,308
• CO $2,601
• NY $2,550
• VA $2,004

$17,268 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• VALVE CORPORATION $6,475
• WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY $5,539
• SSC, INC. $4,200
• MICROSOFT $2,800
• WWU $2,300
• Western WA Univ $1,600
• WHATCOM COUNTY $1,500
• PEACEHEALTH $1,475
• CITY OF BELLINGHAM $1,000
• Google, LLC $837
• STATE OF WA $747
• WA State $701

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

Who the campaigns paid

• BLUE SPRUCE STRATEGIES $330,507
• COMCAST $125,056
• CAPITOL CITY PRESS $69,576
• INDELIBLE MEDIA $61,740
• EVOLVE MEDIA $49,950
• WHATCOM DEMOCRATS $34,000
• CAPITOL CITY PRESS, INC $32,203
• PORT SIDE PRODUCTIONS $30,950
• CASCADE RADIO GROUP $29,999
• EFFECTV $26,798
• SOULLIERE SARAH $22,620
• SHEWMAKE SHARON $22,388

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