Chris Reykdal

Superintendent of Public Instruction · records 2010–2028
$1.2M
Raised
$1.1M
Spent by campaigns
$85K
Paid out of surplus funds
93%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Individuals $410,634
  • Political action committees $241,753
  • Political parties $165,987
  • Unions $148,694
  • Businesses $100,315
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $55,678
  • Other organizations $48,359
  • Miscellaneous receipts $44,921
  • The candidate's own money $24
  • Other sources -$244

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

  • Broadcast/cable TV advertising $167,656
  • Not categorized by the filer $131,490
  • Other advertising $128,229
  • Management and consulting services $106,697
  • Transfer to surplus funds account $90,005
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $89,777
  • Digital advertising $87,875
  • Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $50,373
  • Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $48,444
  • Fundraising events and related costs $46,528
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $40,957
  • Other $27,331
  • Everything else (17 more) $105,946

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
2028 Superintendent of Public Instruction — $19,858
plus $4,239 carried over
$14,600 — — / — PDC ↗
2024 Superintendent of Public Instruction Won in general $351,947
plus $12,140 carried over
$356,522 — $289,670 / — PDC ↗
2020 Superintendent of Public Instruction Won in general $368,373 $355,397 — $704,901 / — PDC ↗
2016 Superintendent of Public Instruction Won in general $241,451 $171,480 — $72,567 / — PDC ↗
2014 State Representative, District 22 Won in general $91,315
plus $211 carried over
$85,387 — — / — PDC ↗
2012 State Representative, District 22 Unopposed in general $45,935
plus $499 carried over
plus -$2,000 in loans
$41,961 — — / — PDC ↗
2010 State Representative, District 22 Won in general $97,242
plus $3,700 in loans
$95,960 — $29,579 / — 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 $353,596
  • Olympia, WA $238,658
  • Tumwater, WA $75,649
  • Tacoma, WA $35,190
  • Auburn, WA $33,060
  • Everett, WA $27,968
  • Federal Way, WA $24,975
  • Portland, OR $17,125
  • Tukwila, WA $15,950
  • Lacey, WA $14,470

Outside Washington

  • OR $21,725
  • VA $9,950
  • MD $9,700
  • CA $8,695
  • ND $7,800
  • FL $7,525
  • NC $3,260
  • TX $2,150

$55,434 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • WEA $3,452
  • STATE OF WASHINGTON $2,350
  • SBCTC $2,320
  • WASHINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION $2,150
  • WASHINGTON STATE $1,840
  • NORTH THURSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS $1,798
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY $1,600
  • TUMWATER SCHOOL DISTRICT $1,600
  • STATE OF WA $1,548
  • OSPI $1,275
  • THURSTON COUNTY $923
  • OLYMPIA ORTHOPAEDICS $750

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • WINPOWER STRATEGIES $220,736
  • WINPOWER $155,408
  • Effectv $100,000
  • CHRIS REYKDAL SURPLUS FUNDS $90,005
  • Payne Sammi $51,603
  • CAPITOL CITY PRESS $40,875
  • WINPOWER STRATEGIES INC $31,802
  • SCOTT DOUGLAS $29,490
  • PACIFICA LAW GROUP $27,894
  • Newman Partners $22,500
  • WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATS $21,186
  • Voice Broadcasting $20,988

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.

Condition of release, from the PDC: this data constitutes a list of individuals and may not be used for commercial purposes (RCW 42.56.070(8)). How this data works · Report a mistake