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Derek Sarley

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)

School Director, Walla Walla Sd 140, Position 5

Running in 2026: State Representative, District 16, Position 2 (In the general)

Statements of financial affairs (F-1)

PeriodFiledWhat it lists
2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31
School Director, Walla Walla Sd 140		2026-03-302 income, 23 accounts, 1 businesses, 1 real estate, 1 creditors, 9 gifts
2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31
School Director, Walla Walla Sd 140		2025-04-151 income, 8 accounts, 1 businesses, 1 real estate, 1 creditors, 1 gifts

Findings

Context Gifts and meals · the statement

Listed $8,838.84 in meals, travel or seminars from 1 source

The statement lists 9 items; the largest source is WSSDA ($8,838.84). 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

Context Gifts and meals · the statement

Listed $12,105.41 in meals, travel or seminars from 1 source

The statement lists 1 item; the largest source is Washington State School Directors' Associations ($12,105.41). 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: State Representative, 2026

$92,703raised, 379 contributions
$228their own money
$74,527spent
$1,115 / $0outside spending for / against

Individuals $66,466 · Parties $19,800 · PACs $3,000 · Unions $2,556 · Other (incl. small contributions) $653 · Their own money $228

How it was spent

Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $23,885
Management and consulting services$10,200
Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps$8,443
Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes$7,984
Campaign merchandise/paraphernalia$6,929
Digital advertising$4,205
Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc.$2,286
Newspaper/periodical advertising$2,027
Other advertising$1,950
Bank and payment processing charges$1,874
Top contributorsTypeTotal
Walla Walla County Democratic Party
Walla Walla		Parties$14,000
Benton County Democratic Central Committee
Richland		Parties$3,000
Sarley Arline
Upper Darby School District · Norristown		Individuals$2,400
Sarley Richard
Norristown		Individuals$2,400
Peterson Jim
Walla Walla		Individuals$2,400
Isaacson Kari
Walla Walla		Individuals$2,400
Washington Education Association Political Action Committee (WEA-PAC)
Federal Way		PACs$2,400
Washington Federation of State Employees
Olympia		Unions$2,400
Buxton Kenneth
Not Employed · Richland		Individuals$2,221.15
Eronemo Ralph
Self Employed · Walla Walla		Individuals$2,200
Carlile Carma
Employment Security Department Paid Leave · Walla Walla		Individuals$2,200
Levinskas David
Not Employed · Walla Walla		Individuals$2,000
Franklin County Democratic Central Committee
Pasco		Parties$2,000
Johnson RA
Walla Walla		Individuals$1,721.15
Buxton Karen
Richland		Individuals$1,721.15

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