Joe McDermott

Former State Senator, District 34 · Democrat · records 2010–2023
$552K
Raised
$579K
Spent by campaigns
$118K
Paid out of surplus funds
92%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Individuals $362,843
  • Businesses $56,205
  • Political action committees $46,879
  • Unions $37,752
  • Miscellaneous receipts $27,067
  • Other organizations $15,640
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $6,618
  • Political parties $36
  • Other sources -$551

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

  • Management and consulting services $101,730
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $101,313
  • Transfer to surplus funds account $92,572
  • Not categorized by the filer $75,800
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $54,551
  • Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $35,764
  • Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $32,348
  • Fundraising events and related costs $25,957
  • Contribution Refunds $11,895
  • Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $10,065
  • Bank and payment processing charges $8,950
  • Computers, printers, software, phones, etc. $8,249
  • Everything else (6 more) $19,526

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
2023 County Council Member (Position 8)
KING CO
— $24,993
plus $23,543 carried over
$24,993 — — / — PDC ↗
2019 County Council Member
KING CO
Won in general $144,029 $143,989 — $362 / — PDC ↗
2015 County Council Member
KING CO
Unopposed in general $143,878
plus $559 carried over
$144,437 — — / — PDC ↗
2011 County Council Member
KING CO
Won in general $101,387 $105,113 — — / — PDC ↗
2010 County Council Member
KING CO
Won in general $124,498 $124,498 $14,905 — / — PDC ↗
2010 State Senator, District 34 Not in primary $13,704
plus $22,083 carried over
$35,692 — — / — 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 $347,401
  • Vashon, WA $28,220
  • Bellevue, WA $17,400
  • Olympia, WA $13,779
  • Washington, DC $11,512
  • Federal Way, WA $9,250
  • Kent, WA $8,499
  • Lake Forest Park, WA $6,550
  • Kirkland, WA $6,450
  • Everett, WA $6,050

Outside Washington

  • DC $11,512
  • CA $10,975
  • AZ $3,050
  • MO $2,350
  • NJ $2,000
  • MS $1,900
  • NY $1,635
  • NE $1,450

$6,072 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • KING COUNTY $8,922
  • BOEING $4,575
  • CITY OF SEATTLE $3,765
  • NAVOS $3,691
  • SOUND TRANSIT $2,450
  • UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON $2,025
  • ALASKA AIRLINES $1,925
  • MICROSOFT $1,900
  • GROUP HEALTH $1,350
  • PACIFIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS $1,050
  • STRATEGIES 360 $1,000
  • AMAZON $850

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • JOE MCDERMOTT SURPLUS FUNDS $85,319
  • NORTHWEST PASSAGE CONSULTING $84,387
  • NEWMAN PARTNERS $80,000
  • PUBLISHER'S MAILING SERVICE $48,842
  • FRIENDS FOR JOE MCDERMOTT $32,965
  • AMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC $28,776
  • PROJECT ACCOUNTING SERVICES $19,531
  • J. JOESEPH MCDERMOTT-SUPLUS FUNDS $17,114
  • HANSEN PETER $15,149
  • LANE DELANCEY $13,037
  • SEATTLE CFO LLC $11,371
  • ALEXANDER J. BOND $11,359

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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