John Ley

State Representative, District 18 · Republican · records 2014–2026
$233K
Raised
$154K
Spent by campaigns
91%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Legislative caucuses $86,000
  • Individuals $60,014
  • Political action committees $47,700
  • Businesses $27,900
  • The candidate's own money $8,225
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $3,055
  • Political parties $2,000
  • Other organizations $250
  • Miscellaneous receipts $45
  • Other sources -$1,914

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

  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $81,298
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $43,973
  • Printing campaign signs $9,460
  • Digital advertising $6,645
  • Loan payments $6,000
  • Design/graphic art, etc. $3,441
  • Other advertising $2,188
  • Other $2,018
  • Filing fees $677
  • Fundraising events and related costs $556
  • Computers, printers, software, phones, etc. $521
  • Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $265
  • Everything else (2 more) -$2,682

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 18 (Position 2) Qualified for general $166,285
plus $15,157 carried over
$86,510 — $208,386 / $59,470 PDC ↗
2024 State Representative, District 18 (Position 2) Won in general $21,835
plus $4,726 carried over
$22,499 — $132,339 / $244,278 PDC ↗
2022 State Representative, District 18 (Position 2) Lost in primary $3,319
plus $3,166 carried over
$1,759 — — / — PDC ↗
2020 State Senator, District 18 Lost in primary $11,740
plus $24 carried over
plus $4,000 in loans
$14,032 — — / — PDC ↗
2018 State Representative, District 18 — — — — — / — PDC ↗
2014 State Representative, District 18 Lost in primary $30,095
plus $3,942 carried over
plus $5,500 in loans
$29,557 — — / — 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 $102,100
  • Camas, WA $28,347
  • Seattle, WA $18,007
  • Vancouver, WA $17,804
  • Bellevue, WA $7,450
  • Spokane, WA $4,800
  • Renton, WA $3,600
  • Sacramento, CA $3,600
  • Battle Ground, WA $3,300
  • Snohomish, WA $2,400

Outside Washington

  • CA $5,000
  • TX $3,300
  • NV $2,300
  • KS $2,200
  • FL $1,600
  • OR $1,314
  • VA $1,200
  • NH $1,100

$8,491 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • DELTA AIRLINES $3,150

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • Hype Strategies $50,786
  • 105 Consulting $10,658
  • DUNLAP PRINTING $5,613
  • COLUMBIA LITHO $5,231
  • US POSTAL SERVICE $5,005
  • Eagle Mailing $5,005
  • MPG MARKETING $4,577
  • 9 CENT COLOR COPIES $4,185
  • THE REFLECTOR $3,775
  • Wood Al $2,000
  • HOME DEPOT $1,513
  • Rock Chalk Strategies LLC $1,500

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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