David Simpson

Former State Representative, District 38 · Democrat · records 2019–2021
$19K
Raised
$17K
Spent by campaigns
100%
From Washington

Where the money came from

  • Individuals $7,168
  • Unions $5,542
  • Miscellaneous receipts $4,501
  • Political parties $1,200
  • Small contributions (not itemized) $330
  • Low-cost fundraisers $100

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

  • Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $4,701
  • Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $3,947
  • Printing campaign signs $3,530
  • Newspaper/periodical advertising $2,003
  • Not categorized by the filer $1,454
  • Design/graphic art, etc. $1,200
  • Filing fees $152
  • Rent, lease, mortgage, PO box rental $146
  • Surveys, polling, research costs $92
  • Office supplies, furniture, staff food & beverages, etc. $72
  • Monetary contributions to PAC or candidate $55

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Campaigns

YearRaceResultRaisedSpentDebtsOutside for / againstFiling
2021 Port Commissioner (Position 1)
PORT OF EVERETT
Won in general $10,300
plus $1,738 carried over
$10,939 — $915 / — PDC ↗
2019 Port Commissioner
PORT OF EVERETT
Won in general $8,541 $6,414 — — / — 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 $13,200
  • Seattle, WA $1,225
  • Marysville, WA $800
  • Tukwila, WA $800
  • Mukilteo, WA $550
  • Snohomish, WA $450
  • Mill Creek, WA $400
  • Lynnwood, WA $380
  • Lake Stevens, WA $200
  • Federal Way, WA $200

$431 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

None on record.

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

Who the campaigns paid

  • CAPITOL CITY PRESS $10,361
  • MCBAA $1,500
  • SOUND PUBLISHING INC $1,238
  • MARIO BROWN $1,150
  • UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE $827
  • VALPAK $766
  • PARSHALL DAVID $500
  • USPS $381
  • STAPLES $127
  • US POSTAL SERVICE $110
  • MARTIN LUMBER & HARDWARE INC $92
  • SNOHOMISH COUNTY AUDITOR OFFICE $76

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

Record match: Filed as David Simpson; the records are his Port of Everett commissioner campaigns, 2019 and 2021.

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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