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Garmon Newsom

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)

Municipal Court Judge, Seattle Municipal Court, Position 5

Running in 2026: Municipal Court Judge, Seattle Municipal Court, Position 5 (In the general)

Statements of financial affairs (F-1)

Period	Filed	What it lists
2025-04-28 – 2026-04-27 Candidate for Municipal Court Judge, Seattle Municipal Court	2026-05-11	2 income, 23 accounts, 1 businesses, 1 real estate, 1 creditors

Findings

Context Campaign money

Put $27,500 of their own money into the 2026 campaign (24% of what it raised)

The PDC codes $27,500 of the $115,644.45 the campaign for Municipal Court Judge raised as from the candidate.

What to check

Whether the candidate also lent the campaign money (loans are reported separately).
Who funded the rest (see the campaign's top contributors).

Rule: Candidate's own money

How this rule works

Where their 2026 money comes from

76%24%

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: Municipal Court Judge, 2026

$115,644raised, 120 contributions

$27,500their own money

$93,086spent

Individuals $87,261 · Their own money $27,500 · Other (incl. small contributions) $883

How it was spent

Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes$25,923

Management and consulting services$18,000

Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc.$9,309

Other$9,255

Digital advertising$8,390

Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps$8,293

Computers, printers, software, phones, etc.$2,588

Filing fees$2,148

Other advertising$1,948

Bank and payment processing charges$1,888

Top contributors	Type	Total
Garmon Newsom II (Garmon Newsom) Seattle Municipal Court · Seattle	Their own money	$27,500
Concepcion Alvar Retired · New York	Individuals	$4,800
Mia Alvar Self-Employed · Santa Monica	Individuals	$4,800
Sara Gattie Providence health and Services Washington · Issaquah	Individuals	$4,800
Anna Newsom Providence St. Joseph Health · Seattle	Individuals	$4,800
Josefina Couture Retired · New York	Individuals	$4,800
Glenn Nano Self · Santa Monica	Individuals	$4,800
Jose Alvar Retired · New York	Individuals	$4,800
Carolina Salazar Providence St. Joseph Health · Bellevue	Individuals	$4,800
Garmon Newsom, Sr Retired · Belleville	Individuals	$4,800
Wilma Stroud Retired · Seattle	Individuals	$2,500.31
Mark Barber City of Olympia · Lacey	Individuals	$2,500.31
Rod Hochman Retired · Seattle	Individuals	$2,400
Robb Swan BlueBin · Seattle	Individuals	$2,400
Wilma Stroud Retired · Davenport	Individuals	$2,299.69

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