Bill Finkbeiner

Former State Senator, District 45 · Republican · records 2012
$268K
Raised
$272K
Spent by campaigns
96%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Individuals $166,795
  • Political parties $48,299
  • Miscellaneous receipts $23,170
  • Businesses $21,604
  • Unions $3,600
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $2,352
  • Political action committees $1,275
  • Other organizations $750
  • Other sources -$250

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

  • Radio advertising $132,711
  • Not categorized by the filer $66,597
  • Fundraising events and related costs $24,225
  • Other advertising $11,093
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $10,459
  • Management and consulting services $9,500
  • Printing campaign signs $6,321
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $4,257
  • Surveys, polling, research costs $2,700
  • Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $2,073
  • Travel, accommodations, meals $1,027
  • Loan payments $708
  • Everything else (3 more) $752

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
2012 Lieutenant Governor Lost in general $267,594 $272,422 — $51,318 / — PDC ↗

Top organizations

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

Where donors are

Top cities

  • Bellevue, WA $118,842
  • Seattle, WA $28,753
  • Kirkland, WA $21,622
  • Issaquah, WA $9,075
  • Mercer Island, WA $7,700
  • Medina, WA $6,531
  • Bonney Lake, WA $5,300
  • Sammamish, WA $4,765
  • Spokane, WA $4,415
  • Sumner, WA $4,000

Outside Washington

  • OR $4,750
  • AL $2,100
  • CA $1,150
  • MI $400
  • DC $350
  • MD $300
  • VA $300
  • WY $250

$5,702 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • MICROSOFT $4,050
  • WHITMAN COLLEGE $550

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • MEDIA PLUS $129,514
  • POLIS POLITICAL SERVICES, INC $25,182
  • DATAGRAPHICS $19,432
  • GRECO JORDAN $13,788
  • CONQUEST COMMUNICATIONS GROUP $10,353
  • FACEBOOK $9,912
  • ACTION SOLUTIONS $4,893
  • INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE $3,639
  • PINNACLE $3,173
  • BORUCK PRINTING $3,058
  • PIRYX, INC $2,683
  • AIRY GREETINGS $2,670

Payments only. In-kind gifts aren't payments, so their givers aren't in this list.

Record match: Filed as William E. Finkbeiner; the record is his 2012 campaign for lieutenant governor.

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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