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Explore Washington campaign funding, lobbying and the documents behind our reporting. Free tools from The Olympic Herald, built around public records.

Money in Washington politics

Two tools · State PDC records

Campaign funding

Washington Campaign Finance

Look up candidates and political committees to see who funds their campaigns and where the money goes.

Explore races by county, legislative district or statewide.
Search donors, compare campaigns and examine outside spending.
Open the underlying filings and download results.

Explore campaign finance

Influence in Olympia

Washington Lobbying

See who pays for lobbying in Olympia, who gets paid and what public agencies report spending.

Browse employers, lobbying firms and individual lobbyists.
Follow client relationships and reported compensation.
Explore public-agency reports and download results.

Explore lobbying

Both tools draw from Washington Public Disclosure Commission filings on data.wa.gov. Records are presented as filed; each tool explains its sources and coverage.

Behind the reporting

Record collection

Port Angeles School District records

Read and search district emails obtained by The Olympic Herald. Browse the released correspondence through mailbox views for the superintendent, executive assistant and five board members.

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