Joel McEntire

State Representative, District 19 · Republican · records 2018–2026
$354K
Raised
$342K
Spent by campaigns
$18K
Paid out of surplus funds
93%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Legislative caucuses $110,000
  • Political parties $85,239
  • Political action committees $71,800
  • Individuals $35,475
  • Businesses $30,008
  • Miscellaneous receipts $5,570
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $4,532
  • The candidate's own money $4,375
  • Other organizations $3,948
  • Unions $2,900
  • Other sources $500

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

  • Broadcast/cable TV advertising $101,008
  • Management and consulting services $50,861
  • Radio advertising $33,736
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $24,343
  • Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $22,569
  • Transfer to surplus funds account $22,200
  • Digital advertising $20,800
  • Not categorized by the filer $11,989
  • Other advertising $11,023
  • Printing campaign signs $9,809
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $9,306
  • Travel, accommodations, meals $9,046
  • Everything else (11 more) $15,215

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 19 (Position 2) Qualified for general $34,789
plus $5,097 carried over
$30,045 — $654 / — PDC ↗
2024 State Representative, District 19 (Position 2) Won in general $29,520
plus $1,673 carried over
$23,546 — $230 / — PDC ↗
2022 State Representative, District 19 (Position 2) Won in general $55,016
plus $3,507 carried over
$56,850 — — / — PDC ↗
2020 State Representative, District 19 (Position 2) Won in general $222,882
plus $549 carried over
$219,924 — $7,318 / $57,413 PDC ↗
2018 State Representative, District 19 (Position 2) Lost in general $12,140 $11,541 — — / — PDC ↗

Top organizations

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

Where donors are

Top cities

  • Olympia, WA $128,750
  • Bellevue, WA $88,839
  • Seattle, WA $15,980
  • Cathlamet, WA $12,406
  • Longview, WA $11,108
  • Tacoma, WA $8,550
  • Tuwater, WA $6,600
  • Shoreline, WA $5,600
  • Aberdeen, WA $5,550
  • Wildlight, FL $4,400

Outside Washington

  • FL $4,400
  • IL $4,400
  • DC $4,400
  • CA $3,558
  • VA $3,250
  • OR $2,000
  • GA $2,000
  • MD $1,200

$5,382 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

None on record.

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • AB HAYS, LLC $204,301
  • JOEL W. MCENTIRE SURPLUS ACCOUNT $22,200
  • ELECT NORTHWEST $18,420
  • BICOASTAL MEDIA $18,234
  • VENEMAN NATHAN $9,846
  • PRINT NW $4,203
  • KUKN $4,020
  • JOEL W. MCENTIRE $3,774
  • JODESHA BROADCASTING $3,478
  • Conniosseur Media $3,195
  • KLOG/KUKN Radio $3,105
  • Gooday Law $3,000

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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