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Kristina Soltys

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 Covington

Running in 2026: State Senator, District 47 (In the general)

Statements of financial affairs (F-1)

PeriodFiledWhat it lists
2025-01-01 – 2026-03-25
City Council Member, City of Covington		2026-04-152 income, 7 accounts, 1 businesses, 2 real estate, 1 creditors
2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31
City Council Member, City of Covington		2025-08-251 income, 5 accounts, 1 businesses, 3 real estate, 1 creditors

Findings

Worth a look Late or missing · the statement

Filed the 2024 statement 132 days after the April 15 deadline

The statement for 2024 was first submitted on August 25, 2025; it was due before April 15, 2025.

What to check
  • Whether the PDC granted an extension or modification for this statement.
  • Whether the official's term began or ended in 2024 (the statement then covers the part of the year served, and is still due by April 15).
Rule: Annual statement filed after April 15
“After January 1st and before April 15th of each year, every elected official and every executive state officer who served for any portion of the preceding year shall electronically file with the commission a statement of financial affairs for the preceding calendar year or for that portion of the year served.”RCW 29B.55.010(1) ✓ 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 Senator, 2026

$254,024raised, 172 contributions
$785their own money
$160,253spent

Caucuses $113,040 · Parties $80,400 · Individuals $52,298 · PACs $3,900 · Businesses $3,600 · Their own money $785

How it was spent

Broadcast/cable TV advertising$68,925
Management and consulting services$31,000
Other advertising$14,565
Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc.$12,753
Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps$12,709
Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs$4,947
Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes$4,627
Printing campaign signs$3,525
Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc.$2,050
Other$1,638
Top contributorsTypeTotal
Senate Republican Campaign Committee
Olympia		Caucuses$113,040.32
Washington State Republican Party
Bellevue		Parties$80,400
Soltys Vitaliy
Self Employed · Kent		Individuals$2,400
Nelson Mindy
Kirkland		Individuals$2,400
Nelson Don
Team Nelson, Inc. · Kirkland		Individuals$2,400
Vanlandschoot Justin
North Bend		Individuals$2,400
McCaw Bruce
Bellevue		Individuals$2,400
Gordon Steve
Lake Tapps		Individuals$2,400
Mergenthaler Douglas
Ashton Capital Corporation · Scottsdale		Individuals$2,400
Mergenthaler Irene
Scottsdale		Individuals$2,400
Kestel Jordan
Seattle Airsoft Lion Tactical LLC · Renton		Individuals$2,400
Kemper Holdings LLC
Bellevue		Businesses$2,400
Kelts Donald
Kent		Individuals$1,800
Monroe Machined Products, Inc.
Seatac		Businesses$1,200
The Leadership Council
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