Tarra Simmons

Where the money came from

• Individuals $501,213
• Political action committees $165,031
• Businesses $108,514
• Small contributions (not itemized) $39,091
• Other sources $28,854
• Miscellaneous receipts $20,990
• Unions $12,100
• Other organizations $7,727
• Political parties $2,753
• Legislative caucuses $550

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 $185,863
• Transfer to surplus funds account $105,656
• Monetary contributions to PAC or candidate $100,000
• Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $88,918
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $74,177
• Fundraising events and related costs $49,191
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $48,697
• Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $45,393
• Digital advertising $40,877
• Not categorized by the filer $37,032
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $14,582
• Travel, accommodations, meals $8,661
• Everything else (14 more) $54,603

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

• Justice for All PAC $8,600
• Washington Education Association PAC $7,600
• SEIU 775 Quality Care Committee $7,600
• WA State Auto Dealers PAC $7,200
• WA Medical PAC $7,100
• Credit Union Legislative Action Fund $6,800
• 23RD DISTRICT DEMOCRATS $6,762
• Puget Sound Pilots PAC $6,100
• WA St Building & Construction Trades Council PAC $5,900
• Delta Dental of WA $5,800
• DaVita $5,600
• WA Federation of State Employees SSF $5,100
• Campaign for Tribal Self-Reliance by WA Indian Gaming Assn $4,600
• Rayonier Operating Company $4,600
• Regence BlueShield $4,600

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Seattle, WA $220,143
• Bainbridge Island, WA $98,069
• Olympia, WA $57,875
• Poulsbo, WA $56,732
• Silverdale, WA $29,202
• Tacoma, WA $28,286
• Bremerton, WA $26,017
• New York, NY $25,257
• Kingston, WA $19,147
• Renton, WA $17,600

Outside Washington

• NY $35,237
• DC $14,160
• CA $11,410
• FL $7,025
• MD $7,000
• OR $6,700
• NC $5,800
• VA $3,500

$38,445 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala $9,600
• SKADDEN $5,200
• K&L GATES LLP $4,609
• BARRAZA LAW PLLC $4,300
• SKADDEN ARPS SLATE MEAGHER & FLOM LLP $3,050
• AMAZON $2,750
• Lindquist Law PLLC $2,650
• Seattle University $1,750
• PENINSULA COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES $1,750
• KING COUNTY $1,707
• STATE OF WASHINGTON $1,612
• UNIFY CONSULTING, LLC $1,450

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

Who the campaigns paid

• Tarra Simmons Surplus Fund $205,656
• KATHERINE BOBMAN CONSULTING LLC $109,217
• MOXIE MEDIA INC. $103,880
• MOXIE MEDIA INC $51,611
• CAPITOL CITY PRESS $24,505
• NGP VAN INC. $24,129
• Pickus Communications, LLC $22,000
• PHILLIPS ERIN $19,999
• MFStrategies, LLC $16,500
• BEAULAC JEFF $15,468
• Deanna Fuller $15,307
• Golden Consulting & Advisory Group LLC $11,417

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