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Where the money came from

• Individuals $28,973
• Businesses $22,970
• Political action committees $10,450
• Small contributions (not itemized) $1,370
• Other organizations $750
• Unions $750
• Miscellaneous receipts $23

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

• Not categorized by the filer $15,995
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $14,495
• Broadcast/cable TV advertising $13,623
• Printing campaign signs $9,685
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $5,920
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $4,102
• Other advertising $3,910
• Newspaper/periodical advertising $2,880
• Fundraising events and related costs $1,529
• Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs $878

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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Top organizations

• AFFORDABLE HOUSING COUNCIL $4,100
• WAL-MART STORES INC $3,200
• WA DENTAL SERVICE $1,600
• ALTRIA $1,600
• COMCAST $1,600
• BEST WESTERN EVERGREEN INN AND SUITES $1,400
• PREMERA BLUE CROSS $1,000
• AT&T $1,000
• K&L GATES CONTINUING PAC $900
• TRUCKING ACTION COMMITTEE $900
• NORTHWEST RACING ASSOCIATES $800
• WA MEDICAL PAC $800
• WA BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOMEDICAL ASSN PAC $800
• BOEING $800
• VULCAN INC $800

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

Where donors are

Top cities

• Federal Way, WA $27,740
• Seattle, WA $10,050
• Bellevue, WA $5,000
• Auburn, WA $3,550
• Bentonville, AK $3,200
• Olympia, WA $2,023
• Redmond, WA $1,600
• Richmond, VA $1,600
• Englewood, CO $1,100
• Tacoma, WA $983

Outside Washington

• AK $3,200
• VA $2,100
• CO $1,100
• PA $500
• WV $350

$1,370 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• TAHOMA CLINIC $1,350

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

Who the campaigns paid

• MINNICK AND MINNICK $20,720
• SKIP PRIEST FOR MAYOR $11,050
• VILMA'S SIGNS $9,146
• MINNICK AND MINNICK INC. $8,254
• SOUND PUBLISHING $2,355
• KING COUNTY ELECTIONS $2,264
• IQ DIRECT $2,096
• USPS $1,899
• UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVIDE $1,899
• PRIEST SKIP $1,820
• MARRIOTT HOTEL $1,529
• RADIO HANKOOK $900

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