Sam Low

Where the money came from

• Businesses $322,241
• Individuals $298,616
• Political action committees $225,212
• Transfers from the candidate's own accounts $44,316
• Other organizations $20,200
• Political parties $17,300
• Unions $15,700
• Small contributions (not itemized) $14,431
• Miscellaneous receipts $9,194
• Low-cost fundraisers $816
• Legislative caucuses $88
• The candidate's own money $25
• Everything else (1 more) -$2,364

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.

Transfers from the candidate's own accounts aren't new gifts. This money moved from the candidate's surplus account or another of their campaigns, so it's counted again in the campaign that receives it.

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Where the money went

• Transfer to surplus funds account $190,491
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $139,439
• Management and consulting services $112,073
• Bank and payment processing charges $69,736
• Newspaper/periodical advertising $68,280
• Other advertising $56,322
• Printing campaign signs $41,447
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $39,341
• Not categorized by the filer $36,518
• Digital advertising $36,074
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $33,781
• Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $27,936
• Everything else (18 more) $81,748

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 STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY $12,325
• TOPSOILS NORTHWEST $7,500
• AFFORDABLE HOUSING COUNCIL $7,400
• Hampton Lumber $6,800
• THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $6,600
• THOMAS VALLEY FARM $6,500
• Washington Association of Realtors $6,500
• Puget Sound Energy $6,050
• seiu 775 quality care committee $5,800
• WA Beverage Association PAC $5,800
• Avista Corp $5,800
• Washington state Dental Pac $5,600
• BUZZ INN STEAKHOUSE $5,400
• AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $5,400
• Sierra Pacific Industries $5,150

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Snohomish, WA $125,502
• Lake Stevens, WA $98,896
• Seattle, WA $90,621
• Olympia, WA $71,592
• Everett, WA $61,031
• Bellevue, WA $48,370
• Monroe, WA $35,644
• Marysville, WA $23,912
• Bothell, WA $22,971
• Woodinville, WA $22,486

Outside Washington

• CA $17,150
• OR $14,475
• TX $9,500
• DC $8,450
• VA $7,400
• AZ $5,350
• ND $5,100
• MO $5,007

$11,197 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• HIGH ROAD PROMOTIONS $3,560
• BOEING $3,541
• SNOHOMISH COUNTY $2,550
• REMAX $1,600
• Lake Stevens School District $1,500
• WINDERMERE $750
• WASHINGTON STATE PATROL $371

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

Who the campaigns paid

• Friends For Sam Low State Surplus account $150,921
• TUSK MARKETING LLC $63,300
• SURPLUS CAMPAIGN $60,841
• Friends For Sam Low County Surplus account $50,648
• Checkmate Strategies LLC $46,694
• DONNER JIM $43,500
• Northwest Publishing $41,491
• STRONG IMPRESSIONS $31,152
• NORTHWEST PUBLISHING INC. $29,213
• CHECKMATE STRATEGIES $27,784
• NEHRING NICHOLAS $23,500
• GOERING KURT $20,168

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