Party committee · WA

Washington State Democratic Central Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00114439.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

100% of the $74 it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 100%Helps Republicans 0%

Backs

  1. Adam SmithDemocrat$74

Run by David Green (treasurer) · Heather Hess (custodian of records) More

Biggest funders Delbene for Congress $292K · Democratic National Committee - Federal $247K · Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Victory Fund $232K More

On the record

Type
Party committee1
Based in
Seattle, WA1
Registered
October 16, 19792

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
David Green2
Custodian of records
Heather Hess Finance Director2
Connected to
DNC State Party Victory Fund1
Website
wa-democrats.org2

Who funds it

It reported raising $5.8M: $1.3M from individuals and $406K from other committees.5

Companies, groups and committees6

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

Delbene for CongressCandidate's campaign4 gifts$292,000
Democratic National Committee - FederalCommittee38 gifts$247,072
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Victory FundPAC4 gifts$232,314
Marie for CongressCandidate's campaign2 gifts$230,000
Democratic Grassroots Victory FundPAC10 gifts$146,900
Adam Smith for Congress CmteeCandidate's campaign5 gifts$134,074
DR. Kim Schrier for CongressCandidate's campaign3 gifts$110,000
Pramila for CongressCandidate's campaign2 gifts$100,000
Citizens to Elect Rick LarsenCandidate's campaign2 gifts$50,000
Democratic Congressional Campaign CommitteeCommittee1 gift$50,000
Cantwell Victory 2024PAC1 gift$40,000
Friends of State Democratic PartiesPAC4 gifts$30,000
Strickland for WashingtonCandidate's campaign1 gift$26,000
Emily Randall for CongressCandidate's campaign4 gifts$25,000
Emily Randall Victory FundPAC1 gift$10,000

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $739K from 3,468 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 55% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Washington $707K, Illinois $12K, California $7,385, New York $6,979, Florida $3,0127

Where its donors work7

Valve4 gifts$28,000
Rick Steves' Europe2 gifts$20,000
Amazon/executive/seattle Wa1 gifts$10,000
Charlies Produce1 gifts$10,000
City of Edmonds1 gifts$10,000
President and Ceo1 gifts$10,000
Tableau1 gifts$10,000
Vmware1 gifts$10,000
Medley Partners2 gifts$5,257
Advanced Traffic Products1 gifts$5,000

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through August 31, 2026.3

Raised$5.8M
Spent$5.9M
Cash on hand$309K
Given to candidates and committees$75
  • From individuals $1.3M
  • From other committees $406K
  • Other $4.1M

Who it gives to

1 candidates, $74 in direct gifts.4

Adam Smith DemocratU.S. House, Washington 9th District (2026)$74

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Washington State Democratic Central Committee (C00114439)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00114439/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Washington State Democratic Central Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00114439/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Washington State Democratic Central Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00114439/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Washington State Democratic Central Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00114439&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: receipts of Washington State Democratic Central Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00114439&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Washington State Democratic Central Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00114439&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026