Washington U.S. House District 4

The count.

Checking the election sources…

Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• AMERICAN MISSIONSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$779K for Amanda McKinney
• WASHINGTON RISING INC.Super PACSpent mainly in primaries$701K for Amanda McKinney
• DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$507K for Amanda McKinney
• CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.Super PACSpent mainly in primaries$144K against Jerrod Sessler · $48K for Amanda McKinney
• WFW ACTION FUND INCHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries$41K for Amanda McKinney
• GOPAC ELECTION FUNDHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries$40K for Matthew Boehnke
• FREEDOM CAUCUS FUNDHybrid PAC (super PAC account)97% of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats$100 for Jerrod Sessler

Each campaign.

• Amanda McKinneyFEC filing: Amanda McKinney · H6WA04216 ↗

  Raised

  $1.4M

  Spent

  $1.2M

  Cash on hand

  $217K

  • Individuals 75% $1.0M
  • PACs & other committees 19% $262K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 5% $64K
  • Other receipts 1% $19K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $81K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $2.1M supporting · $0 opposing

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. AMERICAN MISSIONSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $779K
  2. WASHINGTON RISING INC.Super PACSpent mainly in primaries $701K
  3. DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $507K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $10K
  2. ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC of Thomas Earl Emmer Jr. $10K
  3. AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPAC with no sponsoring organization $10K

  Where the money went $755K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $755K of the $1.2M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 42% $317K
  • Consultants & strategy 23% $172K
  • Staff & payroll 6% $47K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 7% $53K
  • Polling, research & data 7% $56K
  • Travel, meals & events 0.1% $650
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $17K
  • Legal & compliance 4% $33K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.8% $6,050
  • Other or unclassified 7% $54K

  Largest payees

  1. TARGETED VICTORY LLC $175K
  2. STRATEGIC MEDIA SERVICES, INC $111K
  3. CALIBER CONTACT $95K
  4. HARPER POLLING $46K
  5. AMERICAN EXPRESS $32K

  Paid to individuals: $62K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Dec 22, 2025 to Jul 15, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (282 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Dan NewhouseFEC filing: Dan Newhouse · H4WA04104 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Dan Newhouse

  In the U.S. House (WA-4) since 2015 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 3 committees: Agriculture, Appropriations, Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · 5 subcommittees
  • 144 committees reported contributions to them this cycle

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H4WA04104) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $718K

  Spent

  $768K

  Cash on hand

  $61K

  Debts

  $2,510

  • Individuals 34% $245K
  • PACs & other committees 53% $381K
  • Other receipts 13% $92K

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $6,319 moved between the candidate's own committees.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PACCorporate PAC · Space Exploration Technologies Corp. $10K
  2. ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECorporate PAC · Alaska Air Group Inc. $5,000
  3. NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)Trade association PAC · National Cattlemen'S Beef Association $5,000

  Where the money went $595K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $595K of the $768K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 16, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 2% $11K
  • Consultants & strategy 15% $89K
  • Staff & payroll 6% $35K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 45% $270K
  • Travel, meals & events 3% $20K
  • Office, technology & overhead 8% $48K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $1,000
  • Other or unclassified 20% $122K

  Largest payees

  1. DISTRICT CITY CONSULTING $168K
  2. AMERICAN EXPRESS $118K
  3. PEAK FUNDRAISING PARTNERS $84K
  4. SWIFT VICTORY, LLC $65K
  5. ADP $35K

  Paid to individuals: $12K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 6, 2025 to Jun 16, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (316 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Jerrod SesslerFEC filing: Jerrod Sessler · H2WA04165 ↗

  Raised

  $629K

  Spent

  $707K

  Cash on hand

  $2,163

  Debts

  $463K

  • Individuals 49% $306K
  • PACs & other committees 1% $7,550
  • Party committees 0.5% $2,952
  • Candidate's own money & loans 50% $313K
  • Other receipts <0.1% $12

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $5,000 moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $100 supporting · $144K opposing

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. FREEDOM CAUCUS FUNDHybrid PAC (super PAC account)97% of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats $100

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.Super PACSpent mainly in primaries $144K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. FREEDOM CAUCUS FUNDHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $500

  Where the money went $369K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $369K of the $707K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 28% $102K
  • Consultants & strategy 8% $31K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 48% $179K
  • Polling, research & data 0.7% $2,469
  • Travel, meals & events 1% $4,172
  • Office, technology & overhead 0.1% $500
  • Legal & compliance 12% $44K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 2% $6,769
  • Other or unclassified 0.1% $429

  Largest payees

  1. WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES $98K
  2. FRONTLINE STRATEGIES LLC $78K
  3. CAMPAIGN COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS $42K
  4. PROLOGUE DIGITAL $35K
  5. CASTLE APPLICATIONS GROUP LLC $17K

  Paid to individuals: $1,604, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jul 15, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (292 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• John DureskyFEC filing: John Duresky · H6WA04190 ↗

  Raised

  $459K

  Spent

  $375K

  Cash on hand

  $84K

  Debts

  $600

  • Individuals 98% $450K
  • PACs & other committees 1% $5,500
  • Party committees 0.4% $2,000
  • Candidate's own money & loans 0.2% $897
  • Other receipts <0.1% $409

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONUnion PAC · National Education Association $1,000
  2. AMERICAN DEFENSE AND MILITARY PACLeadership PAC of D. Adam Smith $1,000

  Where the money went $138K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $138K of the $375K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 42% $58K
  • Consultants & strategy 5% $7,500
  • Staff & payroll 14% $20K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 2% $3,292
  • Polling, research & data 17% $24K
  • Travel, meals & events 0.4% $620
  • Office, technology & overhead 3% $3,797
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds <0.1% $30
  • Other or unclassified 15% $21K

  Largest payees

  1. HERDING CATS CAMPAIGNS $63K
  2. WELLS FARGO - VISA CARD $21K
  3. WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE $20K
  4. TOWN SQUARE MEDIA $6,000
  5. CAPITOL CITY PRESS $4,253

  Paid to individuals: $7,908, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Apr 30, 2025 to Jul 15, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (145 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Matthew BoehnkeFEC filing: Matthew Boehnke · H6WA04224 ↗

  Raised

  $223K

  Spent

  $223K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  • Individuals 85% $190K
  • PACs & other committees 9% $21K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 5% $12K
  • Other receipts 0.2% $365

  Campaign totals through Oct 13, 2026.

  Outside groups: $40K supporting · $0 opposing

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. GOPAC ELECTION FUNDHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries $40K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. PLUMBERS AND STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 598 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PIPE TRADES 598 PAC)Union PAC · Plumbers And Steamfitters Local 598 $5,000
  2. GOPAC ELECTION FUNDHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $5,000
  3. ROLL ON COLUMBIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC with no sponsoring organization $3,500

  Where the money went $144K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $144K of the $223K the campaign reported spending through Oct 13, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 27% $39K
  • Consultants & strategy 37% $53K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 11% $16K
  • Polling, research & data 14% $20K
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $3,303
  • Office, technology & overhead 0.3% $392
  • Legal & compliance 8% $11K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $250
  • Other or unclassified 0.1% $131

  Largest payees

  1. COLDSPARK $48K
  2. SUMMA INSIGHTS, LLC $20K
  3. RIGHTWAY COMPLIANCE LLC $11K
  4. VARTANIAN STRATEGIES $10K
  5. PROMETHEUS DIGITAL $5,000

  Paid to individuals: $35K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Feb 4, 2026 to Jul 15, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (146 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Favian ValenciaFEC filing: Favian Valencia · H6WA04257 ↗

  Raised

  $20K

  Spent

  $20K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  • Individuals 71% $15K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 29% $5,848

  Campaign totals through Aug 18, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $20K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 82% $16K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 3% $535
  • Other or unclassified 15% $3,000

  Largest payees

  1. LEADER MEDIA LLC $3,000
  2. STICKERAPP INC. $949
  3. ANEDOT INC $46

  Paid to individuals: $16K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated May 7, 2026 to Aug 10, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (19 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• John C HughsFEC filing: John C Hughs · H6WA04232 ↗

  Raised

  $4,958

  Spent

  $4,244

  Cash on hand

  $714

  • Individuals 100% $4,958

  Campaign totals through Jul 15, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $3,425 in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $3,425 of the $4,244 the campaign reported spending through Jul 15, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Office, technology & overhead 20% $685
  • Legal & compliance 80% $2,740

  Largest payees

  1. WA SECRETARY OF STATE $1,740
  2. GIGAMEDICS $540

  Paid to individuals: $1,145, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Feb 20, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (5 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Wesley Meier, Devin Poore, Carmen Elizabeth Black, Elpidia Saavedra.