Ruth Kagi

Where the money came from

• Individuals $210,554
• Political action committees $81,045
• Businesses $46,650
• Unions $10,850
• Miscellaneous receipts $4,552
• Other organizations $3,850
• Political parties $1,501
• Low-cost fundraisers $305
• Small contributions (not itemized) $251

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 $257,591
• Not categorized by the filer $30,726
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $23,400
• Management and consulting services $18,001
• Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $10,311
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $10,072
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $3,271
• Printing campaign signs $2,936
• Newspaper/periodical advertising $1,243
• Computers, printers, software, phones, etc. $752
• Other advertising $623
• Monetary contributions to PAC or candidate $600
• Everything else (4 more) $1,026

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

• CHILDREN'S CAMPAIGN FUND $4,800
• JUSTICE FOR ALL PAC $3,450
• WA ST DENTAL PAC $3,450
• CREDIT UNION LEGISLATIVE ACTION FUND $3,400
• EDUCATION VOTERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND $3,350
• DELTA DENTAL $2,950
• PREMERA BLUE CROSS $2,750
• WA HEALTH CARE ASSN PAC $2,700
• WASHINGTON MEDICAL PAC $2,500
• AMERIGROUP CORP. $2,450
• WA STATE AUTO DEALERS PAC $2,400
• CENTENE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC $2,250
• GREAT SCHOOLS GREAT KIDS $2,000
• DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION REFORM PAC $2,000
• ASSOCIATION OF WA SPIRITS AND WINE DISTRIBUTORS PAC $2,000

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Seattle, WA $166,707
• Shoreline, WA $21,310
• Lake Forest Park, WA $19,048
• Bellevue, WA $18,375
• Mercer Island, WA $14,600
• Tacoma, WA $11,035
• Olympia, WA $9,100
• Federal Way, WA $6,165
• Renton, WA $4,895
• Auburn, WA $4,550

Outside Washington

• OH $4,350
• CA $4,250
• FL $2,950
• VA $2,850
• MO $2,250
• KY $1,650
• OR $1,200
• TX $1,050

$620 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• COLLEGE SUCCESS FOUNDATION $8,300
• UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON $3,175
• BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION $2,400
• MICROSOFT CORPORATION $2,175
• HIGHLANDS WEST DENTAL $1,125
• CASEY FAMILY PROGRAMS $1,025
• CITY OF SEATTLE $1,000
• UNIVERSITY OF WA $750
• SEATTLE CHILDREN'S $650
• KING COUNTY $450
• TREEHOUSE, INC. $450
• WEBER SHANDWICK $450

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

Who the campaigns paid

• CITIZENS FOR RUTH KAGI SURPLUS ACCOUNT $257,591
• TR STRATEGIES $40,289
• PAYCHEX $19,891
• NWP CONSULTING $15,247
• PUBLISHER'S MAILING SERVICE $7,386
• KAGI RUTH L $3,665
• FRABERT SERVICES $1,834
• ANEDOT $1,409
• 32ND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT DEMOCRATS $1,000
• OFFICE DEPOT $859
• ARGO STRATEGIES $846
• YHANN STEPHAN $705

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