April Connors

Where the money came from

• Political action committees $195,689
• Businesses $186,512
• Individuals $111,345
• Other organizations $16,000
• Unions $12,000
• Legislative caucuses $3,472
• Small contributions (not itemized) $2,086
• The candidate's own money $1,338
• Miscellaneous receipts $578
• Other sources -$78

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

• Transfer to surplus funds account $233,000
• Management and consulting services $62,574
• Broadcast/cable TV advertising $49,117
• Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $16,160
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $15,689
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $14,108
• Other advertising $10,759
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $8,701
• Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $7,268
• Digital advertising $5,761
• Printing campaign signs $5,598
• Not categorized by the filer $4,899
• Everything else (10 more) $21,137

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 ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL $6,800
• PUGET SOUND CHAPTER - NECA PAC $6,800
• WASHINGTON AFFORDABLE HOUSING COUNCIL $6,800
• WASHINGTON HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION PAC $6,800
• WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PAC $6,200
• CREDIT UNION LEGISLATIVE ACTION FUND $5,800
• PUGET SOUND ENERGY $5,800
• DELTA DENTAL $5,800
• AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $5,800
• BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY $5,800
• GILEAD SCIENCES, INC $5,400
• WASHINGTON REFUSE AND RECYCLING ASSOCIATION PAC $5,300
• WASHINGTON STATE AUTO DEALERS PAC $5,200
• SABEY CORPORATION $4,900
• Washington State Dental PAC $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 $69,775
• Olympia, WA $68,602
• Kennewick, WA $43,018
• Richland, WA $33,845
• Pasco, WA $27,057
• Bellevue, WA $18,500
• Spokane, WA $16,750
• Washington, DC $16,750
• Renton, WA $10,600
• Tumwater, WA $10,400

Outside Washington

• CA $18,900
• DC $16,750
• TX $16,678
• OR $11,250
• IL $9,600
• VA $8,500
• NC $7,800
• MD $4,200

$2,008 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• Team Bouchey Inc. $3,000
• WINDERMERE GROUP ONE $2,750

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

Who the campaigns paid

• April Connors Surplus Account $233,000
• AB HAYS, LLC $58,138
• STEVENSON ADVERTISING $49,870
• PRINT NORTHWEST $35,040
• ELECT NORTHWEST $16,160
• KEAP.COM $8,608
• BERMAN FILMS LLC $6,300
• MCSHANE LLC $5,302
• STEPHENS MEDIA GROUP $3,505
• BOOKWATER WINERY $2,904
• April Connors $1,791
• MUSTANG SIGNS $1,531

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