Sharon Tomiko Santos

State Representative, District 37 · Democrat · records 2010–2026
$829K
Raised
$708K
Spent by campaigns
$181K
Paid out of surplus funds
81%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Political action committees $329,996
  • Businesses $207,498
  • Individuals $197,027
  • Unions $53,927
  • Other organizations $21,425
  • Miscellaneous receipts $16,179
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $1,622
  • Political parties $1,217
  • Legislative caucuses $104
  • Other sources -$219

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 $212,838
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $87,544
  • Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $70,012
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $55,244
  • Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $54,968
  • Not categorized by the filer $44,485
  • Management and consulting services $32,590
  • Transfer to political party or legislative caucus committee $30,000
  • Other $23,105
  • Digital advertising $17,826
  • Broadcast/cable TV advertising $15,000
  • Fundraising events and related costs $14,781
  • Everything else (16 more) $49,325

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 37 (Position 1) Qualified for general $246,880
plus $38,623 carried over
$220,458 — $112,342 / — PDC ↗
2024 State Representative, District 37 (Position 1) Won in general $87,568
plus $19,277 carried over
$67,661 — $120 / — PDC ↗
2022 State Representative, District 37 (Position 1) Won in general $88,098
plus $14,488 carried over
$83,060 — $131 / — PDC ↗
2020 State Representative, District 37 (Position 1) Won in general $72,665
plus $5,799 carried over
$63,976 — $479 / — PDC ↗
2018 State Representative, District 37 (Position 1) Unopposed in general $72,769
plus $21,884 carried over
$87,900 — $330 / — PDC ↗
2016 State Representative, District 37 Won in general $72,384
plus $6,191 carried over
$7,654 — $174 / — PDC ↗
2014 State Representative, District 37 Won in general $78,141
plus $14,427 carried over
$87,599 — — / — PDC ↗
2012 State Representative, District 37 Unopposed in general $49,688
plus $3,739 carried over
$30,507 — — / — PDC ↗
2010 State Representative, District 37 Unopposed in general $60,582
plus $2,061 carried over
$58,905 — — / — 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 $281,340
  • Olympia, WA $102,797
  • Bellevue, WA $42,135
  • Renton, WA $34,674
  • Auburn, WA $27,666
  • Tacoma, WA $18,870
  • Federal Way, WA $18,650
  • Washington, DC $18,300
  • Seatac, WA $16,347
  • Kent, WA $13,696

Outside Washington

  • TX $23,100
  • CA $20,660
  • DC $18,300
  • IL $15,350
  • OR $9,900
  • VA $9,325
  • MO $8,400
  • NV $5,800

$1,011 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • KING COUNTY $3,550
  • CITY OF SEATTLE $2,900
  • WEA $2,014
  • WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD $825
  • INTERIM CDA $775

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • FRIENDS OF SANTOS SURPLUS $145,245
  • Capital City Press $124,733
  • FRIENDS OF SANTOS SURPLUS ACCOUNT $75,635
  • HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $41,000
  • UPPER LEFT STRATEGIES $28,420
  • PAYCHEX $27,744
  • LEGAULT JEANNE $24,896
  • Unknown Source Induced by Fraud $20,000
  • FRIENDS OF SANTOS $20,000
  • SANTOS SURPLUS ACCOUNT 2018 $20,000
  • Downballot.win $17,506
  • OVERNIGHT PRINTING $17,345

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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