The sole partisan contested Legislative Senate race on Washington State’s November General Election ballot is to fill the 26th L.D. Senate seat in Kitsap County vacated by Derek Kilmer. Kilmer was elected to Congress last November. Democrat Nathan Schlicher is a doctor who was appointed to fill the vacancy and is being challenged by Republican Jan Angel who was a Representative in the district and also the ALEC chair for Washington State.
Campaign dollars are flowing into this race and the total amount is fast rising. The combined total of money raised now exceeds $1,160,887 according to latest PDC filings as of the 10th of September.
( Two other Senate seats in the 7th LD and 8th LD are also on the ballot but comprise Republicans only as the top two Primary winners face off against each other)
The 26th LD race is receiving lots of attention and money because of the closeness of the makeup of the Washington State Senate, which essentially turned Republican, with the deflection last January of 2 Democrats – Rodney Tom of the 48th LD and Tim Sheldon of the 35th LD.
Last November Democrats won a 26 to 23 majority in the Senate but with the deflection of Tom and Sheldon this switched to a 24 Democrats to 23 Republicans to 2 turncoat Democrats. The 23 Republicans and two deflecting Democrats formed a Majority Coalition with Rodney Tom as the new Majority Leader. Democrats still controlled the House and the Governor’s office.
Here are the total campaign dollars reported so far and detailed donations to the candidates campaign committees.
See also the article by Jordan Schrader for The News Tribune entitled “Senate race between Angel, Schlicher funded by funds from afar” for more discussion on the independent contributions.
Nathan Schlicher – raised $314,701, spent $146,842
independent support for Schlicher- $39,040
independent opposition to Angel $189,899
Jan Angel – raised $453,046, spent $317,882
independent support Angel – $10,314
independent opposition to Schlicher $109,086
These numbers reflect a total of $536,640 supporting Nathan Schlicher and $632,446 supporting Jan Angel.
Nathan Schlicher – Major Contributions to Candidate’s Campaign Committee (not including individuals):
Washington Senate Democratic Committee $30,000
26th LD Democrats $5000
Kitsap County Democrats $3000
46 Electrical Workers PAC $1800
Campaign for Tribal Self Reliance $1800
Defense Economic Renewal Education & Knowlede PAC $1800
FUSE Votes $1800
IBEW Local 77 PAC $1800
Inland Boatman $1800
JUPAT PAC $1800
Justice for All PAC $1800
Kennedy Fund $1800
Our Patients Come First PAC $1800
Pac NW Regional Council of Carpenters $1800
Physicians Eye PAC $1800
Physicians Insurance $1800
Pierce County Firefighters Local 726 $1800
Proliance Surgeons, Inc $1800
SEIU Healthcare 1199 NWPAC $1800
SEIU Local 925 PAC $1800
Sheet Metal Workers Local 66 PAC $1800
Squaxem Island Tribe $1800
WA Family MED PAC $1800
WA HealthCare Association $1800
WA Medical PAC $1800
WA Machinists Council $1800
West Pierce Firefighters $1800
Jan Angel – Major Contributers to Candidate’s Campaign Committee (not including individuals)
Senate Republican Campaign Com $25,000
26th LD Republicans $4100
ACLI Political Activity Fund $1800
Affordable Housing Council of Kitsap County $1800
Atria Client Services, Inc $1800
American Chemistry Council $1800
Assoc of WA Spirits & Wine Dist PAC $1800
Avamere Living $1800
Avista Corp $1800
BNSF Railway Company $1800
Build $1800
CalPortland Co $1800
Cambria Health Solutions $1800
Cascade Natural Gas Company $1800
CNA Casualty Co $1800
Express Scripts Inc $1800
Farmers Employees Agents PAC $1800
Farmers Underwriters Assoc $1800
Georpia Pacific LLC $1800
Health Insurnance Agents PAC $1800
Insurers and Financial Advisers PAC $1800
Johnson & Johnson Corporate Political Fund $1800
Carmol Care Rehab $1800
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co PAC $1800
MAC PAC $1800
Nat Electrical Contractors Assoc PS Chap $1800
NFIB-WA Safe Trust $1800
Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp $1800
NRA Vistory Fund $1800
NW Grocers ASSoc WA PAC $1800
Phrma $1800
Pierce County Affordable Housing Council $1800
Premera Blue Cross $1800
Proliance Surgeons Inc $1800
Property Casualty Insurance Assoc America PAC $1800
Retail Action Council $1800
Sabey Corp $1800
SavPA – WA Financial League State $1800
T-Mobile $1800
Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc $1800
Trucking Action Committee $1800
United Subcontractors Asoc MCAWW & NECA $1800
USAA – $1800
WA Beer & Wine Distributor’s Assoc PAC $1800
WA Beverage Assoc PAC $1800
WA Chiropractors Trust $1800
WA Farm Bureau PAC- State $1800
WA Food Industry Assoc PAC $1800
WA Multifamily Housing Assoc $1800
WA Physician Therapy PAC $1800
WA Restaurant Assoc PAC $1800
WAt Autodealer PAC $1800
WA St Troopers PAC $1800
WalMart Stores $1800
Weyerhauser $1800
WHCAPAC $1800
Willow Springs Care Inc $1800
WSVMA – PAC $1800
Yakima Valley Grocers Shipper Assoc $1800
