Kevin Waters

Where the money came from

• Political action committees $274,650
• Businesses $190,091
• Political parties $120,722
• Individuals $95,475
• Other organizations $17,350
• Small contributions (not itemized) $2,745
• Miscellaneous receipts $562
• Other sources $287

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

• Campaign merchandise/paraphernalia $150,519
• Management and consulting services $129,218
• Digital advertising $91,429
• Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $30,870
• Other advertising $26,966
• Other $24,531
• Transfer to surplus funds account $22,000
• Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $20,500
• Travel, accommodations, meals $17,777
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $16,561
• Not categorized by the filer $16,365
• Mileage reimbursement $10,617
• Everything else (11 more) $46,337

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

• House Republican Organization Committee $125,000
• SENATE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $107,500
• WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY $13,222
• Evergreen Leadership Fund $12,400
• WASHINGTON BEER & WINE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION $6,800
• WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION $6,800
• WA BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION PAC $6,800
• WASHINGTON HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION $6,200
• BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY $5,800
• PUGET SOUND CHAPTER - NECA PAC $5,800
• ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF WASHINGTON $5,600
• AVISTA CORP $5,600
• Washington Affordable Housing Council $4,800
• Puget Sound Energy $4,800
• Justice for All PAC $4,800

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Olympia, WA $167,354
• Snohomish, WA $137,400
• Seattle, WA $62,200
• Bellevue, WA $34,122
• Carson, WA $26,661
• Camas, WA $22,700
• Vancouver, WA $20,010
• Stevenson, WA $19,953
• Portland, OR $13,406
• Spokane, WA $12,600

Outside Washington

• OR $18,106
• CA $12,300
• TX $11,700
• DC $11,153
• VA $9,500
• OH $5,100
• KS $4,600
• NJ $4,200

$3,032 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• Columbia Distributing $8,021
• WKO, Inc. $3,500

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

Who the campaigns paid

• MAJORITY STRATEGIES LLC $99,068
• OPTIMIST PRINTERS $91,398
• Prometheus Digital $65,000
• Kevin Waters $37,514
• Hype Strategies, Inc. $36,522
• DUCK UP PRODUCTIONS $36,500
• WATERS KEVIN R $35,813
• Apex Canvassing & Consulting LLC $25,500
• H2H Strategies $22,707
• SMITH CASEY $16,250
• GET ELEVATED MEDIA LLC $14,620
• TUCKER JASON $14,250

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