Julio Cortes

State Representative, District 38 · Democrat · records 2022–2026
$347K
Raised
$290K
Spent by campaigns
$49K
Paid out of surplus funds
84%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Political action committees $116,854
  • Individuals $99,355
  • Businesses $61,100
  • Unions $52,950
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $9,486
  • Political parties $6,810
  • Miscellaneous receipts $427
  • Legislative caucuses $209
  • The candidate's own money $182

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 $63,845
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $55,669
  • Other $47,400
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $39,708
  • Digital advertising $16,598
  • Not categorized by the filer $16,472
  • Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $8,800
  • Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $8,093
  • Design/graphic art, etc. $7,136
  • Other advertising $6,196
  • Printing campaign signs $5,034
  • Transfer to surplus funds account $4,406
  • Everything else (10 more) $10,443

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 38 (Position 1) Qualified for general $92,946
plus $54,362 carried over
$83,704 — $2,239 / — PDC ↗
2024 State Representative, District 38 (Position 1) Won in general $131,680
plus $6,000 carried over
$83,348 — $120 / — PDC ↗
2022 State Representative, District 38 (Position 1) Won in general $122,748 $122,748 — $15,181 / — 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 $81,057
  • Olympia, WA $46,325
  • Everett, WA $40,876
  • Ann Arbor, MI $13,700
  • Bellevue, WA $12,500
  • Federal Way, WA $9,900
  • Renton, WA $8,350
  • Seatac, WA $7,000
  • Tacoma, WA $6,800
  • Auburn, WA $6,000

Outside Washington

  • MI $13,700
  • CA $9,800
  • TX $4,900
  • DC $4,800
  • FL $3,000
  • OR $2,850
  • VA $2,400
  • LA $2,200

$9,803 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • CITY OF EVERETT $4,000
  • CEDAR GROVE $2,500

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • NWP CONSULTING $105,035
  • JULIO CORTES SURPLUS FUNDS $55,602
  • Publisher's Mailing Service $20,203
  • PUBLISHERS MAILING SERVICE $20,129
  • Ragin Melody $15,270
  • ARGO STRATEGIES $15,075
  • LO ANDY $9,295
  • SMITH JAMIE $6,000
  • FRIENDS OF JULIO CORTES 2024 $6,000
  • WICKS EMILY $5,000
  • WA STATE DEMOCRATS $3,000
  • Capitol City Press $2,712

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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