Jeanne Kohl-Welles

Former State Senator, District 36 · Democrat · records 2010–2023
$555K
Raised
$555K
Spent by campaigns
$207K
Paid out of surplus funds
94%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Individuals $280,171
  • Businesses $160,366
  • Other organizations $38,682
  • Miscellaneous receipts $33,334
  • Political action committees $25,400
  • Unions $8,625
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $5,445
  • Transfers from the candidate's own accounts $4,744
  • The candidate's own money $609
  • Political parties $400
  • Other sources -$2,378

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.

Transfers from the candidate's own accounts aren't new gifts. This money moved from the candidate's surplus account or another of their campaigns, so it's counted again in the campaign that receives it.

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Where the money went

  • Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $292,135
  • Management and consulting services $99,574
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $47,664
  • Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $28,605
  • Fundraising events and related costs $28,436
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $14,044
  • Broadcast/cable TV advertising $10,400
  • Other advertising $10,231
  • Not categorized by the filer $6,549
  • Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $4,675
  • Newspaper/periodical advertising $4,241
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $3,069
  • Everything else (5 more) $5,603

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 4)
KING CO
— $1,496
plus $1,633 carried over
$1,784 — — / — PDC ↗
2019 County Council Member
KING CO
Won in general $173,192
plus $38,445 carried over
$210,358 — $1,582 / — PDC ↗
2018 State Senator, District 36 — —
plus $10,404 carried over
$10,404 — — / — PDC ↗
2015 County Council Member
KING CO
Won in general $84,365 $45,881 $500 — / — PDC ↗
2014 State Senator, District 36 Won in general $146,729
plus $11,010 carried over
$146,671 $1,250 — / — PDC ↗
2010 State Senator, District 36 Won in general $149,616
plus $909 carried over
$140,129 $1,550 — / — 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 $361,695
  • Olympia, WA $43,218
  • Federal Way, WA $12,400
  • Bellevue, WA $9,412
  • Tacoma, WA $7,250
  • Renton, WA $6,661
  • Tukwila, WA $6,450
  • Auburn, WA $5,125
  • Kent, WA $4,708
  • Everett, WA $4,550

Outside Washington

  • CA $10,447
  • DC $2,860
  • TX $2,450
  • OR $2,200
  • MD $2,100
  • ND $2,100
  • PA $1,900
  • LA $1,600

$3,163 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • KING COUNTY $5,711
  • UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON $5,258
  • CITY OF SEATTLE $3,710
  • WOODLAND PARK ZOO $2,011
  • BOGARD & JOHNSON LLC $1,609
  • PORT OF SEATTLE $1,386
  • BEN BRIDGE, INC. $1,350
  • UW $954
  • PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY $872
  • NORDIC HERITAGE MUSEUM $850
  • J.P. COMERFORD & CO. $772
  • BOEING $681

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • JEANNE KOHL-WELLES SURPLUS FUNDS ACCOUNT $185,324
  • CERILLION N4 PARTNERS $50,918
  • ARGO STRATEGIES $42,525
  • MCKENNA HARTMAN CONSULTING, LLC $32,108
  • HILL RANDY $30,789
  • SUREPAYROLL $22,516
  • KOHL-WELLES JEANNE $21,282
  • COMPLETE CAMPAIGNS $9,879
  • APPLE STORE $8,318
  • SCHORR CELIA MS. $7,500
  • SUSAN PICATTI DESIGN $7,288
  • BORUCK PRINTING & SILK SCREEN $7,123

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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