Lawrence Phillips

Former State Representative, District 36 · Democrat · records 2009–2015
$648K
Raised
$650K
Spent by campaigns
$137K
Paid out of surplus funds
95%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Individuals $369,818
  • Miscellaneous receipts $151,462
  • Businesses $92,842
  • Other organizations $50,531
  • Political action committees $9,627
  • Unions $4,990
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $4,684
  • Political parties $4,324
  • Other sources -$39,992

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

  • Management and consulting services $129,088
  • Broadcast/cable TV advertising $91,369
  • Transfer to surplus funds account $74,369
  • Other advertising $69,612
  • Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $48,218
  • Not categorized by the filer $47,308
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $33,516
  • Surveys, polling, research costs $28,750
  • Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $24,758
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $22,511
  • Fundraising events and related costs $20,472
  • Rent, lease, mortgage, PO box rental $16,250
  • Everything else (12 more) $44,220

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
2015 County Council Member
KING CO
— $9,598 $9,598 — — / — PDC ↗
2011 County Council Member
KING CO
Unopposed in general $158,785
plus $275,727 carried over
$165,540 — — / — PDC ↗
2009 County Executive
KING CO
Lost in primary $479,902 $475,302 — $37,957 / — 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 $480,367
  • Bellevue, WA $33,445
  • Mercer Island, WA $24,555
  • Auburn, WA $14,450
  • Washington, DC $13,050
  • Kirkland, WA $10,992
  • Preston, WA $10,120
  • Medina, WA $9,100
  • Tukwila, WA $7,935
  • Issaquah, WA $7,330

Outside Washington

  • DC $13,050
  • VA $9,995
  • AZ $5,800
  • PA $2,000
  • CA $1,850
  • NE $1,850
  • TX $1,300
  • MO $1,050

Donors' employers

  • KING COUNTY $11,457
  • CITY OF SEATTLE $4,555
  • THE FERGUSON GROUP $4,000
  • K&L GATES $2,825
  • MJ DURKAN INC. $2,650
  • FOSTER PEPPER PLLC $1,850
  • OTIS ELEVATOR $1,700
  • MICROSOFT $1,688
  • WESTERN PIONEER INC $1,600
  • SOUND TRANSIT $1,350
  • UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON $1,262
  • SEATTLE STEAM COMPANY $1,250

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • THE CONNECTIONS GROUP $216,003
  • LARRY PHILLIPS FOR KING COUNTY PUBLIC OFFICIALS AC $74,369
  • NORTH WOODS ADVERTISING, INC $69,608
  • COLBY UNDERWOOD CONSULTING $47,797
  • PROJECT ACCOUNTING SERVICES $29,259
  • SCOTT WHITEAKER $28,111
  • URBAN PRESS $19,642
  • ALISON PETERS CONSULTING CORP $16,000
  • MAKENSAY REAL ESTATE SERVICES $13,750
  • ABBOTTAYLOR $11,547
  • ABBOT TAYLOR $10,614
  • UNITED STATES TREASURY $9,880

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

Record match: Filed as Lawrence R. Phillips; the records are his King County executive and council campaigns, 2009 to 2015.

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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