Washington State Political Contributions for the Last 10 Years

Cash and in-kind contributions made to Washington State candidates and political committees over the last 10 years, as reported to the Public Disclosure Commission. The dataset excludes paid or forgiven loans, pledges, expenditures, and entities filing under 'mini reporting'. The State of Washington provides this data with a disclaimer that it is a best-effort compilation and may contain incomplete or incorrect information.

Use Cases

• Analyze contribution trends to political candidates based on election cycles mentioned in the description.
• Track funding sources for political committees based on annual reporting periods.
• Identify patterns in cash versus in-kind contributions reported on forms C3, C4, and Schedule C.
• Study compliance with disclosure requirements by comparing dataset records to original reports for verification.

Strengths

• Covers a 10-year time period for contributions.
• Includes both cash and in-kind contributions, as well as unpaid loans.
• Data is sourced from official PDC filing forms (C3, C4, Schedule C).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The PDC notes the data is a best-effort compilation and may contain incomplete or incorrect information.

Provenance

Source

Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC)

Collection Method

Reported contributions from forms C3, C4, Schedule C, and their electronic filing equivalents.

Time Range

Last 10 years (determined by election year for candidates, calendar year for committees).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:13:21.660417; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Washington State, USA