Brian Sullivan

Former State Representative, District 21 · Democrat · records 2011–2027
$365K
Raised
$361K
Spent by campaigns
$8,484
Paid out of surplus funds
97%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Individuals $170,675
  • Businesses $81,667
  • Unions $44,710
  • Political action committees $42,881
  • Political parties $18,733
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $4,709
  • Other organizations $3,050
  • The candidate's own money $1,671
  • Miscellaneous receipts $538
  • Other sources -$3,900

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 $109,718
  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $52,934
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $43,387
  • Not categorized by the filer $33,650
  • Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $15,917
  • Printing campaign signs $15,563
  • Transfer to surplus funds account $13,467
  • Digital advertising $11,364
  • Other advertising $10,941
  • In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $10,149
  • Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $8,100
  • Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $7,101
  • Everything else (13 more) $29,087

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 County Treasurer
SNOHOMISH CO
— $1,550
plus $1,519 carried over
— — — / — PDC ↗
2023 County Treasurer
SNOHOMISH CO
Won in general $10,734
plus $1,579 carried over
$9,715 $2,730 — / — PDC ↗
2019 County Treasurer
SNOHOMISH CO
Won in general $36,765 $35,186 $12,055 $156 / — PDC ↗
2017 Mayor
CITY OF EVERETT
Lost in primary $128,057 $128,057 — — / — PDC ↗
2015 County Council Member
SNOHOMISH CO
Won in general $107,311
plus $7,028 carried over
$114,170 — $12,899 / — PDC ↗
2011 County Council Member
SNOHOMISH CO
Won in general $80,315
plus $3,244 carried over
$74,251 — $506 / — PDC ↗

Top organizations

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

Where donors are

Top cities

  • Everett, WA $113,486
  • Seattle, WA $52,792
  • Mukilteo, WA $17,570
  • Olympia, WA $14,350
  • Bellevue, WA $14,100
  • Edmonds, WA $13,316
  • Lynnwood, WA $13,145
  • Snohomish, WA $10,399
  • Mill Creek, WA $8,165
  • Arlington, WA $7,750

Outside Washington

  • AZ $3,500
  • CA $3,100
  • OR $1,000
  • TX $1,000
  • DC $900
  • MD $250
  • VT $250
  • WV $235

$809 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

  • CITY OF EVERETT $35,018
  • EVERETT FIRE DEPARTMENT $2,275
  • SNOHOMISH COUNTY $1,954
  • STATE OF WASHINGTON $1,850
  • STRATEGIES 360 $1,350
  • RUBATINO REFUSE REMOVAL $1,075
  • GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL $900

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • CERILLION N4 PARTNERS $63,677
  • NORTHWEST PASSAGING CONSULTING $55,145
  • BLUE WAVE POLITICAL PARTNERS, LLC $23,450
  • PUBLISHER'S MAILING SERVICES $20,140
  • NW PASSAGE CONSULTING $19,655
  • NWP CONSULTING $18,964
  • COLBY UNDERWOOD CONSULTING $14,397
  • PETEREIT KRISTINE $13,601
  • BRIAN SULLIVAN SURPLUS FUNDS ACCOUNTS $13,467
  • BLUE WAVE POLITICAL PARTNERS $12,250
  • PECKHAM MARK $11,736
  • PUBLISHER'S MAILING SERVICE $6,782

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

Record match: Filed as Brian James Sullivan; the records are his Snohomish County and Everett campaigns, 2011 to 2027. The Brian Sullivan who served District 29 is someone else.

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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