Joshua Penner

State Representative, District 31 · Republican · records 2015–2026
$153K
Raised
$140K
Spent by campaigns
$33K
Paid out of surplus funds
81%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Businesses $53,612
  • Political action committees $46,214
  • Legislative caucuses $25,000
  • Individuals $18,261
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $3,254
  • The candidate's own money $2,714
  • Other organizations $2,400
  • Unions $1,200
  • Miscellaneous receipts $210
  • Other sources -$5

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 $40,079
  • Management and consulting services $19,355
  • Robocalls $13,757
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $11,977
  • Digital advertising $10,564
  • Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $8,003
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $7,014
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $6,683
  • Printing campaign signs $5,870
  • Other $5,257
  • Rent, lease, mortgage, PO box rental $2,664
  • Design/graphic art, etc. $2,605
  • Everything else (6 more) $6,270

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 31 (Position 2) Qualified for general $69,335
plus $1,996 carried over
plus $677 in loans
$40,668 — — / — PDC ↗
2024 State Representative, District 31 (Position 2) Won in general $73,657 $84,417 — $30,723 / — PDC ↗
2021 Mayor
CITY OF ORTING
Mini reporting: no itemized records
Won in general — — — — / — PDC ↗
2020 State Senator, District 2 Lost in primary $9,869 $15,014 — — / — PDC ↗
2015 City Council Member
CITY OF ORTING
Won in general — — — — / — PDC ↗
2015 County Charter Review Commissioner
PIERCE CO
Won in general — — — — / — PDC ↗

Top organizations

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

Where donors are

Top cities

  • Olympia, WA $50,386
  • Seattle, WA $21,000
  • Washington, DC $7,200
  • Orting, WA $6,433
  • Bellevue, WA $6,174
  • Spokane, WA $5,900
  • San Diego, CA $4,100
  • Puyallup, WA $3,660
  • Auburn, WA $2,650
  • Shoreline, WA $2,400

Outside Washington

  • CA $8,200
  • DC $7,200
  • TX $2,700
  • MO $2,000
  • NC $1,800
  • LA $1,600
  • VA $1,500
  • OH $1,200

$5,489 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

None on record.

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • Joshua Penner Surplus Account $40,079
  • Solvd Inc $23,341
  • Print NW $16,945
  • AB Hays LLC $14,534
  • AB HAYS, LLC $8,648
  • ELECT NORTHWEST $7,998
  • AZ Task Management $4,000
  • The Chronicle, Thurston Chronicle, Nisqually Valley News, Sign Pro $3,818
  • Gallucci's Catering $3,520
  • Kelley Farm $2,300
  • MCSHANE LLC $2,000
  • Office Depot $722

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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