Lisa Brown

Former State Senator, District 3 · Democrat · records 2012–2027
$627K
Raised
$666K
Spent by campaigns
$176K
Paid out of surplus funds
92%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Individuals $401,119
  • Businesses $91,462
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $76,148
  • Political action committees $30,114
  • Unions $18,985
  • Miscellaneous receipts $13,476
  • Other organizations $11,300
  • Political parties $10,050
  • Other sources -$25,701

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 $226,074
  • Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $80,876
  • Broadcast/cable TV advertising $67,600
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $48,168
  • Transfer to surplus funds account $44,450
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $34,264
  • Digital advertising $32,455
  • Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $28,512
  • Rent, lease, mortgage, PO box rental $25,762
  • Printing campaign signs $18,915
  • Fundraising events and related costs $12,734
  • Not categorized by the filer $12,667
  • Everything else (13 more) $33,332

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
2027 Mayor
CITY OF SPOKANE
— $3,186 $1,905 — — / — PDC ↗
2023 Mayor
CITY OF SPOKANE
Won in general $523,744
plus $25 carried over
$521,694 — $28,511 / $401,548 PDC ↗
2012 State Senator, District 3 Not in primary $100,024
plus $41,549 carried over
$142,209 — — / — PDC ↗

Top organizations

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

Where donors are

Top cities

  • Spokane, WA $323,474
  • Seattle, WA $80,532
  • Olympia, WA $18,045
  • Federal Way, WA $6,462
  • Spokane Valley, WA $5,705
  • Tacoma, WA $5,168
  • Washington, DC $5,100
  • Yarrow Point, WA $4,800
  • Kent, WA $4,747
  • Cheney, WA $3,625

Outside Washington

  • CA $12,382
  • ID $6,350
  • DC $5,100
  • OR $4,306
  • IL $2,450
  • NJ $2,000
  • AZ $1,850
  • GA $1,600

$50,518 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • CITY OF SPOKANE $3,425
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY $3,110
  • EWU $2,300
  • WSU $1,150
  • STRATEGIES 360 $1,000
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY $825

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • Desautel Hege $166,529
  • McDaniel Adam $55,000
  • LISA BROWN - SURPLUS ACCOUNT $49,012
  • Lisa Brown $47,086
  • USPS $30,521
  • Edwards Lisa $29,390
  • Lawton Printing $25,560
  • Wright McGlocklin Kay $21,391
  • Corner Booth Media $19,600
  • Comcast $18,876
  • Goodale & Barbieri Company $18,829
  • PAPERMILL PRINTING $16,400

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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