Less than one year into a new administration, speculation is already in full swing for the 2024 presidential election. While no politician seems to have escaped the rumor mill, political spectators have honed in on two prominent state leaders who may be positioning themselves for a spot on the Republican ticket. Governors Greg Abbott (R-Texas) …
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Governor: Jay Inslee (D)
Lieutenant Governor: Denny Heck (D)
Secretary of State: Steve Hobbs (D)
State Treasurer: Mike Pellicciotti (D)
State Auditor: Pat McCarthy (D)
Attorney General: Bob Ferguson (D)
Commissioner of Public Lands: Hilary Franz (D)
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Chris Reykdal (NP)
Insurance Commissioner: Mike Kreidler (D)
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Candidate | Total Contributions |
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Bob Ferguson | $6,356,623.78 |
Dave Reichert | $2,569,292.28 |
Mark Mullet | $1,146,460.23 |
Nick Brown | $894,865.73 |
Hilary Franz | $760,691.46 |
Manka Dhingra | $666,607.26 |
Lisa Brown | $523,743.89 |
Nadine Woodward | $520,873.50 |
M Semi Bird | $417,072.48 |
Girmay Zahilay | $361,327.40 |
Committee | Total Contributions |
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No on 2117 | $4,854,543.11 |
Service Employees International Union 775 Quality Care Committee | $3,233,636.30 |
Let's Go Washington (Sponsored by Brian Heywood) | $3,052,683.24 |
Washington Education Association PAC | $2,543,926.37 |
Washington Realtors PAC | $2,284,778.43 |
SEIU 775 Ballot Fund | $1,524,454.63 |
Spokane Good Government Alliance | $1,421,791.24 |
Washington State Democratic Committee - Exempt | $1,083,990.63 |
Washington State Association for Justice Justice for All | $1,049,840.32 |
Washington Senate Democratic Campaign | $883,915.82 |
Contributor | Contributions |
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Small Contributions | $8,193,552.03 |
Miscellaneous Receipts | $2,325,596.87 |
Service Employees International Union Federal | $2,243,357.47 |
Brian K Heywood | $1,463,010.02 |
Chris Stolte | $1,282,500.00 |
Melinda and William H Gates III | $1,010,000.00 |
Washington Federation of State Employees Wfse | $882,786.00 |
Craig Mckibben | $525,000.00 |
Sarah Merner | $525,000.00 |
Steve Gordon | $509,143.41 |
Across the 10 states included in Transparency USA’s database, several prominent women dominated donor lists in the 2020 election cycle. Some, like Karla Jurvetson and Deborah Simon, targeted key state-level elections across multiple swing states. Others focused their contributions closer to home, supporting candidates and PACs in their state of residence. While Transparency USA focuses …
In state-level elections, the race for governor is the marquee contest on the ballot, setting the tone for the next two to four years in state government. And several upcoming governor’s races are expected to garner more attention — and be more contentious — than usual due to governors’ COVID-related decisions and rumored 2024 presidential …
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The stakes were particularly high for the 2020 elections, and not just for the presidency. At the state-level, some of the most closely watched races were Democratic efforts to flip swing state legislatures blue and take control of the upcoming redistricting process. What’s At Stake Simply put, redistricting is the process of redrawing the boundary …