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Amber Waldref

Data last updated: F-1 statements filed through Oct 13, 2026 · contributions through Oct 14, 2026 · lobbyist reports through Sep 30, 2026 (read Oct 14, 2026)

County Commissioner, Spokane County, Position Commissioner District 2

Running in 2026: County Commissioner, Spokane County, Position Commissioner District 2 (In the general)

Statements of financial affairs (F-1)

PeriodFiledWhat it lists
2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31
County Commissioner, Spokane County
2026-04-083 income, 9 accounts, 3 businesses, 1 real estate, 2 creditors
2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31
County Commissioner, Spokane County
2025-04-023 income, 7 accounts, 3 businesses, 1 real estate, 1 creditors, 1 gifts

Findings

Context Gifts and meals · the statement

Listed $2,178.02 in meals, travel or seminars from 1 source

The statement lists 1 item; the largest source is Spokane Regional Health District ($2,178.02). These are the kinds of gifts the F-1 asks for: meals over $100, and travel or seminar costs paid by an organization, which the $100 gift limit doesn't cover.

What to check
  • Who the sources are, and whether any has business before the official's agency or body.
  • For state officials: whether a source also appears on lobbyist reports.
Rule: Meals, travel and seminars accepted
“(l) A list of each occasion, specifying date, donor, and amount, at which food and beverage in excess of $100 was accepted under RCW 42.52.150 (7); (m) A list of each occasion, specifying date, donor, and amount, at which items specified in RCW 42.52.150 (1)(c) (iv) and (vi) were accepted;”RCW 29B.55.030(1)(l), (m) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Where their 2026 money comes from

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholdersTheir own money

Contributions to their 2026 campaign by kind of donor (how kinds are read).

Campaign money: County Commissioner, 2026

$22,892raised, 105 contributions
$2,792their own money
$13,413spent
$1,020 / $0outside spending for / against

Individuals $15,085 · Their own money $2,792 · Other (incl. small contributions) $2,352 · Unions $1,700 · PACs $700 · Parties $264

How it was spent

Management and consulting services$3,674
Inkind contribution$3,055
Other$1,556
Filing fees$1,368
Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc.$1,168
Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc.$900
Office supplies, furniture, staff food & beverages, etc.$691
Computers, printers, software, phones, etc.$503
Rent, lease, mortgage, PO box rental$348
Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps$150
Top contributorsTypeTotal
Amber Waldref
Their own money$2,791.68
UA Local #44 Segregated Fund
Spokane
Unions$1,200
OSTERSMITH MARK
Chattaroy
Individuals$750
WALDREF RITA
Spokane
Individuals$515
THORPE SIMA
The Arc of Spokane · Spokane
Individuals$515
MALLAHAN JONATHAN
CC of Spokane · Liberty Lake
Individuals$515
Waldref Vanessa
Singleton Schreiber LLP · Spokane
Individuals$515
BROWN LISA
State of Washington · Spokane
Individuals$515
DOUGLAS BARBARA
Spokane
Individuals$515
KAFENTZIS TERESA
Spokane Regional Health District · Spokane
Individuals$500
Jordan Christopher
Spokane County · Spokane
Individuals$500
WILKERSON BETSY
Moore's Assisted Living · Spokane
Individuals$500
SEIU 775
Seattle
Unions$500
SPOKANE REGIONAL LABOR COUNCIL
Spokane
Other (incl. small contributions)$500
Shogan Alexander
Gordan & Shogan · Spokane
Individuals$350

Raised and spent are the PDC's totals for this candidacy; the breakdowns are from its itemized contributions and expenditures · the PDC's page