State of Washington

Debt Reported by Candidates and Political Committees

Name: Debt Reported by Candidates and Political Committees
Creator: State of Washington

Financial obligations, excluding loans, incurred by Washington State candidates and political committees over the last 10 years are reported to the Public Disclosure Commission on Schedule B to the C4 Summary Report. Each record details the creditor, the amount owed, the purpose of the debt, and the date it was incurred.

Example records

Namebrand	Cityaddress	Stateaddress	ZIP Codeaddress	Street Addressaddress	Full Nameperson	Report Numberregistration	Originclassification	Committee IDidentifier	Fund IDidentifier	Filer IDregistration	Filer Typeclassification
Left Hook	Santa Monica	CA	90405	2601 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 324	Left Hook	110339358	B.3	38921	26127	MALLJ 109	CA
Left Hook	Santa Monica	CA	90405	2601 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 324	Left Hook	110339357	B.3	38921	26127	MALLJ 109	CA
Left Hook	Santa Monica	CA	90405	2601 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 324	Left Hook	110339356	B.3	38921	26127	MALLJ 109	CA

Use cases

Vendor Exposure to Political Campaign Debt

A credit or accounts-receivable team at a media buying firm or consulting shop checks whether political committees that owe them money have disclosed those obligations to regulators, and whether the amounts on file match internal invoices, before deciding whether to extend additional services ahead of an election cycle.

NameStreet AddressFiler NameAmountDebt Date

KYB Screening of Political Consulting Firms

A bank onboarding a political consulting firm as a business customer cross-references the firm against disclosed campaign debts to assess whether clients are consistently paying, flagging vendors that appear repeatedly as unpaid creditors across multiple committees as a potential indicator of cash-flow or reputational risk.

NameCityStateZIP CodeAmount

Fraud Pattern Detection Across Reporting Periods

A compliance analyst at a fintech platform that processes political donations reviews whether the same creditor appears across multiple committees with debt incurred near the same date but reported across different filing windows, which could indicate coordinated spending structures or improper in-kind contributions disguised as unpaid obligations.

NameCommittee IDAmountDebt DateFrom Date