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Jesse Salomon

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)

State Senator, Legislative District 32

Running in 2026: State Senator, District 32 (In the general)

Statements of financial affairs (F-1)

PeriodFiledWhat it lists
2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31
State Senator, Legislative District 32
2026-04-133 income, 14 accounts, 1 real estate, 1 creditors, 1 gifts
2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31
State Senator, Legislative District 32
2025-04-142 income, 15 accounts, 1 real estate, 1 creditors, 1 gifts

Findings

Context Gifts and meals · the statement

Listed $12,000 in meals, travel or seminars from 1 source

The statement lists 1 item; the largest source is Beond Clinic ($12,000). 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 $10,000 in meals, travel or seminars from 1 source

The statement lists 1 item; the largest source is AIPAC ($10,000). 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

In the Legislature

Bills they introduced as prime sponsor 56

ESSB 5794 Tax preferences 2025-26Law (C 423 L 25), partly vetoed
ESSB 5156 Elevators/smaller apartments 2025-26Law (C 145 L 26)
SSB 5157 Habitat restoration material 2025-26Law (C 121 L 25)
SB 5995 Zero emission cargo handling 2025-26Law (C 75 L 26)
ESSB 5202 Judicial orders 2025-26Law (C 122 L 25)
ESSB 5611 Land use permitting workload 2025-26Law (C 208 L 25)
SB 5201 Psychedelic substances 2025-26By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 6111 Minors/digital services 2025-26First reading, referred to Business, Trade & Economic Development.
ESSB 5203 Wildlife safe passages 2025-26By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SSB 5155 Salmon recovery projects 2025-26By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SSB 5469 Rental housing market 2025-26Senate Rules "X" file.
ESSB 5436 Worship/access interference 2025-26By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SSB 5614 Impact fees 2025-26By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SSB 5197 Local government planning 2025-26By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5555 Zoning regulations 2025-26By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SSB 6296 Involuntary treatment 2025-26Referred to Ways & Means.
E2SSB 5613 Residential development 2025-26Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
SSB 5052 Law enf. juvenile contact 2025-26By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5554 Historic landmark desig. 2025-26By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 6154 Culvert replacement permits 2025-26Referred to Local Government.
SB 6274 Street standards 2025-26Senate Rules "X" file.
ESSB 5719 Local gov. hearing examiners 2025-26Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Local Government.
SB 5612 Multiunit housing/SEPA 2025-26By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5615 Residential housing permits 2025-26By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5735 Imitation firearm labeling 2025-26By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Final passage votes on the most-lobbied bills

BillVoteLobbying employers
ESSB 5167 Operating budget
Senate, Apr 27, 2025
Yea93
ESSB 5167 Operating budget
Senate, Mar 29, 2025
Yea93
ESSB 5998 Operating budget, supp.
Senate, Mar 12, 2026
Yea57
ESSB 5998 Operating budget, supp.
Senate, Feb 27, 2026
Yea57
E2SSB 5284 Solid waste management
Senate, Apr 23, 2025
Yea52
E2SSB 5284 Solid waste management
Senate, Mar 7, 2025
Yea52
SSB 5195 Capital budget
Senate, Apr 27, 2025
Yea50
SSB 5195 Capital budget
Senate, Apr 5, 2025
Yea50
ESSB 6346 Tax on millionaires
Senate, Mar 11, 2026
Yea46
ESSB 6346 Tax on millionaires
Senate, Feb 16, 2026
Yea46
EHB 1217 Residential tenants
Senate, Apr 27, 2025
Yea42
EHB 1217 Residential tenants
Senate, Apr 10, 2025
Yea42
ESHB 2081 Business and occupation tax
Senate, Apr 26, 2025
Yea38
ESSB 5814 Excise taxes
Senate, Apr 24, 2025
Yea34
ESSB 5814 Excise taxes
Senate, Apr 19, 2025
Yea34
E2SSB 5981 340B drug pricing program
Senate, Mar 9, 2026
Yea30
E2SSB 5981 340B drug pricing program
Senate, Feb 13, 2026
Yea30
ESSB 5041 Unemp ins/strikes & lockouts
Senate, Apr 25, 2025
Yea28
ESSB 5041 Unemp ins/strikes & lockouts
Senate, Mar 7, 2025
Yea28
SSB 6003 Capital budget, supplemental
Senate, Mar 12, 2026
Yea25
SSB 6003 Capital budget, supplemental
Senate, Feb 27, 2026
Yea25
2SHB 2105 Immigrant workers
Senate, Mar 5, 2026
Yea24
E2SHB 1903 Low-income energy assistance
Senate, Mar 6, 2026
Yea23
ESHB 2266 Supportive & emerg. housing
Senate, Mar 4, 2026
Yea23
ESSB 5794 Tax preferences
Senate, Apr 24, 2025
Yea22

Lobbyist-paid meals and events 12

Where a lobbyist's monthly report lists them among the people a lobbyist or employer paid for. A dinner several employers split appears once for each employer. Shares are shown when the report states them.

DatePaid byOccasionTheir share
2026-02-19WA REFUSE & RECYCLING ASSN
reported by CHRISTOPHERSEN INC
WRRA LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION · Columbia Roomnot stated
2025-04-09JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE
reported by Maxima Patashnik
Legislative Passover Seder · Temple Beth Hatfilohnot stated
2025-03-31TECHNOLOGY NETWORK
reported by CHRISTOPHERSEN INC
TechNet Reception · Olympia, WAnot stated
2025-03-18WA PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK DBA TVW
reported by RENEE R SINCLAIR
TVW Gala · Skookum Creek Event Center 91 West State Route 108 Shelton, WA 98584not stated
2025-03-17ENERGY NORTHWEST
reported by DAVID C ARBAUGH
Legislative Nuclear Energy Caucus · Vic's Pizzeria Wildwood - JAC211 Capitol Campus$4.58
2025-03-11BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSN OF WA
reported by Jan Himebaugh
Reception to which the entire legislature was invited · 109 Legion Way SW Olympia, WA 98501not stated
2025-03-11BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSN OF WA
reported by Greg Lane
Reception to which the entire legislature was invited · 109 Legion Way SW Olympia, WA 98501not stated
2025-03-11BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSN OF WA
reported by Andrea Smiley
Reception to which the entire legislature was invited · 109 Legion Way SW Olympia, WA 98501not stated
2025-02-05WA ST COUNCIL OF FIRE FIGHTERS
reported by DENNIS J LAWSON
Legislative Conference Reception · Capital Event Center, ESD 113, 6005 Tyee Drive SW, Tumwater, WA 98512not stated
2025-02-04WA ST BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL
reported by Heather Kurtenbach
Working Families Caucus · 906 Columbia St SW Ste 300, Olympia, WA 98501not stated
2025-02-03PACIFIC COAST SHELLFISH GROWERS ASSN
reported by GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL GOV AFFAIRS
Legislative Reception · Chelsea Farm Oyster Bar - Olympia, WAnot stated
2024-07-11AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK
reported by Audrey Miller García
A summit/reception lasting about 90 minutes. We invited lawmakers on the house and senate healthcare committees as well as lawmakers who have shown interest in cancer prevention work in the state. Thi · Fred Hutch Cancer Centernot stated

Who reported lobbying them

Employers whose lobbyists named them in a monthly report's lobbying, with the bills reported.

EmployerReportsBills
Sightline Institute
latest 2026-03
10HB 1160, HB 1299, HB 1443, HB 2228, HB 2304, SB 5156, SB 5613, SB 6015, SB 6026, SB 6274
Meta Platforms, Inc.
latest 2026-07
5HB 1834
Washington State Labor Council
latest 2025-10
4HB 1644
WA STATE ASSN OF COUNTIES (WSAC)
latest 2026-01
4HB 1098, HB 1216, HB 1227, HB 1529, HB 1549, HB 2295, HB 2420, HB 2566, HB 2588, SB 5161, SB 5195, SB 5319 and 8 more
Polymeric Exteriors Product Association
latest 2025-04
4SB 5571
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE
latest 2026-02
4SB 5436, SB 5950
FUTUREWISE
latest 2026-03
4HB 2266
The Mountaineers
latest 2026-01
3HB 1198, SB 5167, SB 5998
BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSN OF WA
latest 2026-07
3SB 5613, SB 6274
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WA
latest 2025-09
3none named
SNOHOMISH CO
latest 2026-02
2none named
Pasado's Safe Haven
latest 2025-03
2HB 1046, HB 1078, HB 1149, HB 1201, SB 5065, SB 5376
MED-Project WA, LLC
latest 2026-09
2none named
Consumer Brands Association
latest 2026-09
2SB 5284
Conservation NW
latest 2024-12
2none named
Animal Legal Defense Fund
latest 2026-01
2HB 1201, SB 5203
Washington Trails Association
latest 2026-01
1none named
WA ST SCHOOL RETIREES ASSN
latest 2025-03
1HB 1467, HB 2034, SB 5085, SB 5357
WA ST FARM BUREAU
latest 2025-04
1SB 5794
WA HEALTH CARE ASSN
latest 2026-07
1none named
Vantage Data Centers
latest 2026-09
1none named
The Arc of King County
latest 2025-04
1SB 5393
Sexual Violence Law Center
latest 2025-02
1SB 5202
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTL UNION LOCAL 6
latest 2025-03
1HB 1524, SB 5041
RESOLUTION WA
latest 2026-01
1none named
REGIONAL FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT GROUP COALITION
latest 2025-02
1HB 1208, SB 5155
Quaker Voice on Washington Public Policy
latest 2025-08
1SB 5155
PUGET SOUND SCHOOL COALITION/KING CO SCHOOL COALITION (THRU K AND L GATES)
latest 2025-11
1none named
PUGET SOUND KEEPER ALLIANCE
latest 2026-02
1HB 1607, HB 1903, HB 2421, HB 2515, SB 5360, SB 5965
PROLIANCE SURGEONS
latest 2026-09
1none named
ONEAMERICA
latest 2026-02
1HB 1710, HB 1750, SB 6002
Northwest Gas Association
latest 2025-03
1SB 5794
Nonprofit Association of Washington
latest 2025-02
1none named
INDEPENDENT COLLEGES OF WASHINGTON
latest 2026-02
1none named
Hims & Hers Health, Inc.
latest 2026-09
1none named
Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County
latest 2025-01
1HB 1235, HB 5222, SB 5148, SB 5184
HKM Employment Attorneys, LLP
latest 2026-03
1HB 2274
HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE c/o MultiState Associates LLC
latest 2025-03
1SB 5794
FAITH ACTION NETWORK
latest 2026-01
1SB 6069
DISABILITY RIGHTS WA
latest 2026-01
1HB 2220, HB 2266, HB 2387, SB 5974, SB 6296

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 Senator, 2026

$285,293raised, 603 contributions
$710their own money
$243,327spent
$203,560 / $0outside spending for / against

Individuals $129,430 · PACs $57,500 · Other (incl. small contributions) $40,832 · Businesses $26,808 · Parties $25,913 · Unions $4,100 · Their own money $710

How it was spent

Digital advertising$49,000
Management and consulting services$40,168
Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps$38,547
Inkind contribution$27,220
Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc.$20,483
Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes$17,393
Other advertising$13,717
Design/graphic art, etc.$13,156
Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $6,432
Bank and payment processing charges$4,251
Top contributorsTypeTotal
WASHINGTON SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN
Seattle
Parties$25,113.42
PUGET SOUND PILOTS PAC
Seattle
PACs$2,400
WA CHARTERS PAC
Seatle
PACs$2,400
RENTAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION PAC
Seattle
PACs$2,400
LOEHR AARON
STATACORE · Seattle
Individuals$2,400
PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS
Tacoma
Other (incl. small contributions)$2,400
DUSHMAN ROBIN
NOT EMPLOYED · Seattle
Individuals$2,400
SALOMON RICHARD
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · Seattle
Individuals$2,400
Dolin Rob
Amazon · Seattle
Individuals$2,400
JAMESTOWN SKLALLAM TRIBE
Seqium
Other (incl. small contributions)$2,400
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC
Olympia
PACs$2,400
WASHINGTON MULTI FAMILY HOUSING ASSOC
Renton
Other (incl. small contributions)$2,400
WALL CHARLES
NOT EMPLOYED · New York
Individuals$2,400
DELTA DENTAL OF WASHINGTON
Seattle
Other (incl. small contributions)$2,400
Morrison Ian
McCullough Hill · Seattle
Individuals$2,400

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