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Joshua Penner

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 Representative, Legislative District 31, Position 2

Running in 2026: State Representative, District 31, Position 2 (In the general)

Statements of financial affairs (F-1)

PeriodFiledWhat it lists
2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31
State Representative, Legislative District 31 · Mayor, City of Orting
2026-02-235 income, 6 accounts, 1 businesses, 1 real estate, 2 creditors, 1 gifts
2024-01-01 – 2025-01-05
Mayor, City of Orting
2025-04-145 income, 5 accounts, 2 businesses, 1 real estate, 2 creditors
2023-01-01 – 2024-02-27
Mayor, City of Orting
2024-02-285 income, 4 accounts, 2 businesses, 1 real estate, 2 creditors, 1 gifts

Findings

Context Gifts and meals · the statement

Listed $1,808 in meals, travel or seminars from 1 source

The statement lists 1 item; the largest source is Arnold Ventures LLC ($1,808). 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 10

SHB 2200 DD residential settings data 2025-26Referred to Appropriations.
HB 2187 Child care assist./B&O tax 2025-26First reading, referred to Finance.
HB 1564 Child care assist./B&O tax 2025-26By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SHB 2203 Interference with emergency 2025-26By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
HB 2314 DD RHC dental care services 2025-26First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.
HB 1818 Administration of plats 2025-26By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 2202 Rainier school dental care 2025-26First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.
HB 2280 Legislator facility access 2025-26First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
HB 2331 Pediatric care rates 2025-26First reading, referred to Appropriations.
HJM 4012 Combat-injured veterans 2025-26House Rules "X" file.

Final passage votes on the most-lobbied bills

BillVoteLobbying employers
ESSB 5167 Operating budget
House, Apr 27, 2025
Nay93
ESSB 5167 Operating budget
House, Mar 31, 2025
Nay93
ESSB 5998 Operating budget, supp.
House, Mar 12, 2026
Nay57
ESSB 5998 Operating budget, supp.
House, Feb 28, 2026
Nay57
E2SSB 5284 Solid waste management
House, Apr 14, 2025
Nay52
SSB 5195 Capital budget
House, Apr 27, 2025
Yea50
ESSB 6346 Tax on millionaires
House, Mar 9, 2026
Nay46
EHB 1217 Residential tenants
House, Apr 27, 2025
Nay42
EHB 1217 Residential tenants
House, Mar 10, 2025
Nay42
ESHB 2081 Business and occupation tax
House, Apr 22, 2025
Nay38
ESHB 2081 Business and occupation tax
House, Apr 22, 2025
Nay38
ESSB 5814 Excise taxes
House, Apr 23, 2025
Nay34
E2SSB 5981 340B drug pricing program
House, Mar 6, 2026
Nay30
ESSB 5041 Unemp ins/strikes & lockouts
House, Apr 25, 2025
Nay28
ESSB 5041 Unemp ins/strikes & lockouts
House, Apr 12, 2025
Nay28
SSB 6003 Capital budget, supplemental
House, Mar 12, 2026
Yea25
2SHB 2105 Immigrant workers
House, Mar 11, 2026
Nay24
2SHB 2105 Immigrant workers
House, Feb 13, 2026
Nay24
E2SHB 1903 Low-income energy assistance
House, Mar 11, 2026
Nay23
ESHB 2266 Supportive & emerg. housing
House, Mar 9, 2026
Nay23
ESHB 2266 Supportive & emerg. housing
House, Feb 16, 2026
Nay23
E2SHB 1903 Low-income energy assistance
House, Feb 14, 2026
Nay23
ESSB 5794 Tax preferences
House, Apr 23, 2025
Nay22
ESHB 1155 Noncompetition agreements
House, Mar 9, 2026
Yea20
ESSB 6002 Driver privacy
House, Mar 5, 2026
Yea20

Lobbyist-paid meals and events 7

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
2026-07-28K.A. Clauson, Inc.
reported by K.A. Clauson, Inc.
Business meeting at coffee shop · Olympia Coffee$4.35
2026-02-04CHRISTOPHERSEN INC
reported by CHRISTOPHERSEN INC
Dinner · Olympia, WAnot 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
2025-01-21ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF WA
reported by JERRY VANDERWOOD
Reception for House Republican Members with Business Associations · BIAW Conference Room. Catering by Bayview Cateringnot stated
2025-01-21BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSN OF WA
reported by Jan Himebaugh
Reception for House Republican Members with Business Associations · BIAW Conference Room. Catering by Bayview Cateringnot stated
2025-01-21BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSN OF WA
reported by Andrea Smiley
Reception for House Republican Members with Business Associations · BIAW Conference Room. Catering by Bayview Cateringnot stated
2025-01-21CAROLYN LOGUE
reported by CAROLYN LOGUE
Reception for House Republican Members with Business Associations · BIAW Conference Room. Catering by Bayview Cateringnot stated

Who reported lobbying them

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

EmployerReportsBills
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK
latest 2026-03
10HB 1203, HB 1416
Community Employment Alliance
latest 2026-03
7none named
Washington Trails Association
latest 2025-04
3SB 5167
Meta Platforms, Inc.
latest 2026-03
3HB 1834
The Arc of Washington State
latest 2025-12
2HB 1472
Surfrider Foundation
latest 2025-03
2HB 1670, SB 5284, SB 5450
NATL ASSN OF SOCIAL WORKERS WA ST CHAPTER
latest 2026-03
2none named
Children's Alliance
latest 2025-10
2none named
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC
latest 2025-09
2none named
WeTrain Washington
latest 2025-01
1none named
Washington Homeownership Resource Center
latest 2025-01
1none named
WEYERHAEUSER CO
latest 2024-10
1none named
WA State Community Action Partnership
latest 2025-02
1HB 1903
WA STATE ASSN OF COUNTIES (WSAC)
latest 2025-02
1HB 1071, HB 1150, HB 1154, HB 1607, HB 1960, SB 5284, SB 5502
The Mountaineers
latest 2026-02
1HB 2289
Open Doors for Multicultural Families
latest 2025-03
1none named
OneRedmond
latest 2026-02
1HB 2100, HB 2257, HB 2278, HB 2325, HB 2418, SB 6209
NATL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY GREATER NW CHAPTER
latest 2026-03
1SB 5993
Match Group, LLC
latest 2025-04
1none named
DISABILITY RIGHTS WA
latest 2026-01
1HB 2200, HB 2314, HB 2319, HB 2350, HB 2415, SB 6296
American Diabetes Association
latest 2025-04
1SB 5167
AMERIPEN
latest 2025-04
1SB 5284
AMERICAN HEART ASSN
latest 2025-02
1HB 1416, HB 1545

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

$60,425raised, 93 contributions
$712their own money
$40,607spent

Businesses $30,312 · PACs $21,350 · Individuals $5,720 · Other (incl. small contributions) $2,331 · Their own money $712

How it was spent

Transfer to surplus funds account$16,700
Other$6,067
Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc.$3,400
Management and consulting services$3,000
Rent, lease, mortgage, PO box rental$2,664
Design/graphic art, etc.$2,245
Digital advertising$2,184
Printing campaign signs$1,524
Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc.$1,159
Office supplies, furniture, staff food & beverages, etc.$722
Top contributorsTypeTotal
Amazon.com Services LLC
Washington
Businesses$2,400
Washington Hospitality Association PAC
Olympia
PACs$2,400
Nash Cascadia Verde LLC
San Diego
Businesses$2,400
Delta Dental of Washington
Seattle
Businesses$2,400
Wash Bank Pac
Seattle
PACs$2,400
PMI US Corporate Services
Washington
Businesses$2,400
Washington Association of Realtors Political Affairs Council
Olympia
PACs$2,400
Kemper Holdings LLC
Bellevue
Businesses$2,400
DaVita
Federal Way
Businesses$2,200
Sabey Corporation
Seattle
Businesses$2,000
Avista Corp.
Spokane
Businesses$1,700
Kroger
Cincinnati
Businesses$1,200
Entertainment Software Association
Washington
Other (incl. small contributions)$1,200
McConkey Auction Group (MAG)
Spokane
Businesses$1,200
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
San Ramon
Businesses$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: State Representative, 2024

$73,657raised, 92 contributions
$2,002their own money
$84,417spent
$30,723 / $0outside spending for / against

Caucuses $25,000 · PACs $21,964 · Businesses $17,950 · Individuals $4,256 · Their own money $2,002 · Other (incl. small contributions) $1,285 · Unions $1,200

How it was spent

Transfer to surplus funds account$23,379
Management and consulting services$15,141
Robocalls$13,757
Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc.$7,594
Digital advertising$7,400
Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps$4,942
Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc.$4,055
Printing campaign signs$3,425
Inkind contribution$3,091
Other advertising$964
Top contributorsTypeTotal
House Republican Organization Committee
Olympia
Caucuses$25,000
Delta Dental of Washington
Seattle
Businesses$2,400
Puget Sound Chapter - NECA PAC
Shoreline
PACs$2,400
Washington State Dental PAC
Seattle
PACs$2,400
Retired Public Employees Council of Washington PAC
Olympia
PACs$1,800
Cascade PAC
Olympia
PACs$1,663.86
Joshua Penner
Their own money$1,552.60
The Reagan Fund
Olympia
PACs$1,200
Nash Cascade Verde LLC
San Diego
Businesses$1,200
Washington Food Industry Association PAC
Olympia
PACs$1,200
Avista Corp.
Spokane
Businesses$1,200
Weyerhaeuser
Seattle
Businesses$1,200
Regence
Seattle
Businesses$1,200
Hospitals for a Healthy Future PAC
Seattle
Businesses$1,200
Washington Affordable Housing Council
Tumwater
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