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Joe Bushnell

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)

City Council Member, City of Tacoma, Position 5

Running in 2026: State Representative, District 29, Position 2 (In the general)

Statements of financial affairs (F-1)

PeriodFiledWhat it lists
2025-01-01 – 2026-03-12
City Council Member, City of Tacoma
2026-04-103 income, 6 accounts, 1 businesses, 2 real estate, 2 creditors
2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31
City Council Member, City of Tacoma
2025-04-103 income, 14 accounts, 1 real estate, 2 creditors

Findings

None.

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

$69,733raised, 166 contributions
$622their own money
$82,235spent
$110,180 / $0outside spending for / against

Individuals $28,290 · PACs $19,100 · Businesses $8,100 · Other (incl. small contributions) $7,721 · Unions $5,100 · Parties $800 · Their own money $622

How it was spent

Management and consulting services$22,408
Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps$15,289
Broadcast/cable TV advertising$11,050
Digital advertising$9,117
Design/graphic art, etc.$6,188
Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $3,860
Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc.$3,538
Printing campaign signs$2,827
Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc.$1,995
Inkind contribution$1,422
Top contributorsTypeTotal
Pollard Cory
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard · Bremerton
Individuals$2,400
LeMay Norman
Retired · Gig Harbor
Individuals$2,400
WA Multi Family Housing Assn
Renton
PACs$2,400
Jackson Legacy Fund
Seattle
PACs$2,400
WA Assn of Realtors
Olympia
PACs$2,400
Tacoma Police Union Local 6
Tacoma
Unions$2,400
Bushnell Joe
Tax Preparation Services · Buckley
Individuals$2,200
West Pierce Fire Fighters Local 1488
Lakewood
Unions$2,200
Yamamoto Kevin
South Sound 911 · Tacoma
Individuals$2,000
Bill's Towing & Garage
Tacoma
Businesses$1,200
Waste Connections
The Woodlands
Businesses$1,200
Washingtonians for a Brighter Future
Puyallup
PACs$1,200
Weiss Jonah
Highland WellnessCare · Los Angeles
Individuals$1,200
US Oil & Refining Co
Houston
Businesses$1,200
WA Hospitality Assn
Olympia
PACs$1,200

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

Campaign money: City Council Member, 2025

$58,815raised, 141 contributions
$2,201their own money
$59,064spent
$17,175 / $0outside spending for / against

Individuals $22,802 · PACs $13,000 · Businesses $8,571 · Other (incl. small contributions) $8,091 · Unions $3,650 · Their own money $2,201 · Parties $500

How it was spent

Management and consulting services$17,707
Broadcast/cable TV advertising$9,376
Design/graphic art, etc.$7,725
Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc.$5,878
Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps$5,515
Digital advertising$4,398
Inkind contribution$3,272
Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc.$2,345
Loan payments$1,751
Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs$780
Top contributorsTypeTotal
WA Hospitality Assn
Olympia
PACs$2,400
Hampton Inn & Suites
Tacoma
Businesses$2,400
Puyallup Tribe of Indians
Tacoma
PACs$2,400
Master Builders Assn of Pierce Co
Tacoma
PACs$2,400
Tacoma Police Union Local 6
Tacoma
Unions$2,400
Joe Bushnell
Their own money$2,200.83
Jackson Legacy Fund
Tumwater
PACs$2,200
Bushnell Joe
Self Employed · Buckley
Individuals$2,000
lomis thomas
Bill's Towing · Tacoma
Individuals$1,200
Brown Charles
Cascade Government Affairs · Tacoma
Individuals$1,200
Hubbard Ross
Sage Investment Group · Kirkland
Individuals$1,200
Waste Connections
The Woodlands
Businesses$1,200
Anton Anthony
WHA · Tacoma
Individuals$1,200
Lemay Norman
Retired · Gig Harbor
Individuals$1,200
Rental Housing Assn of WA
Seattle
PACs$1,200

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