Chris Stearns

Where the money came from

• Political action committees $202,957
• Individuals $91,403
• Businesses $25,650
• Political parties $11,944
• Other organizations $7,800
• Small contributions (not itemized) $6,480
• Legislative caucuses $6,063
• Unions $4,950
• The candidate's own money $376

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Where the money went

• Management and consulting services $96,956
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $86,314
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $53,596
• Not categorized by the filer $22,063
• Transfer to surplus funds account $15,000
• Transfer to political party or legislative caucus committee $10,000
• Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $7,495
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $7,327
• Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $6,754
• Digital advertising $5,000
• Printing campaign signs $4,413
• Fundraising events and related costs $2,606
• Everything else (8 more) $10,447

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

• 47TH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS $9,250
• SEIU HEALTHCARE 1199NW PAC $6,800
• JAMESTOWN S'KLALLAM TRIBE $6,800
• TULALIP TRIBES OF WA $6,800
• CAMPAIGN FOR TRIBAL SELF-RELIANCE BY WA INDIAN GAMING ASSN $6,800
• AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $5,800
• PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS $5,800
• MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE $5,600
• JUSTICE FOR ALL PAC $5,600
• CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION $5,600
• WA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $5,600
• HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $5,260
• PUGET SOUND ENERGY $4,800
• WA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC $4,800
• CREDIT UNION LEGISLATIVE ACTION FUND $4,800

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Seattle, WA $78,887
• Olympia, WA $37,994
• Kent, WA $25,920
• Auburn, WA $13,973
• Renton, WA $9,267
• Tacoma, WA $8,500
• Federal Way, WA $7,700
• Washington, DC $7,194
• Sequim, WA $6,800
• Tulalip, WA $6,800

Outside Washington

• CA $12,397
• OR $8,600
• DC $7,241
• MD $6,307
• VA $3,797
• NY $2,450
• TX $2,200
• OK $2,000

$6,480 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• HOBBS STRAUS DEAN & WALKER $4,291
• KING COUNTY $647

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

Who the campaigns paid

• NWP CONSULTING $116,378
• VAN KIM-KHANH $45,996
• PUBLISHER'S MAILING SERVICE $36,389
• PUBLISHERS MAILING SERVICE $26,697
• PEOPLE POWER SOLUTIONS LLC $26,630
• PEOPLE POWER CONSULTING LLC $16,000
• CHRIS STEARNS SURPLUS FUND $15,000
• HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $10,000
• ABBOT TAYLOR $6,754
• WA STATE DEMOCRATS $3,059
• MAILCHIMP $2,694
• CAPITOL CITY PRESS $2,488

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