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Ty Stober

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 Vancouver, Position 5

Running in 2026: County Auditor, Clark County (Lost in the primary)

Statements of financial affairs (F-1)

PeriodFiledWhat it lists
2025-01-01 – 2026-01-15
City Council Member, City of Vancouver
2026-02-043 income, 18 accounts, 2 businesses, 1 real estate, 3 creditors, 4 gifts
2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31
City Council Member, City of Vancouver
2025-03-31 (2 versions)3 income, 17 accounts, 1 businesses, 1 real estate, 4 creditors, 1 gifts

Findings

Context Gifts and meals · the statement

Listed $6,700 in meals, travel or seminars from 2 sources

The statement lists 4 items; the largest source is Association of Washington Cities ($3,700). 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 $2,000 in meals, travel or seminars from 1 source

The statement lists 1 item; the largest source is National League of Cities ($2,000). 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

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: County Auditor, 2026

$53,146raised, 191 contributions
$3,050their own money
$59,898spent

Individuals $37,074 · Other (incl. small contributions) $6,796 · Parties $4,000 · Their own money $3,050 · Businesses $2,226

How it was spent

Management and consulting services$14,900
Digital advertising$11,547
Printing campaign signs$8,002
Other$6,275
Inkind contribution$5,962
Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes$4,437
Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc.$2,306
Computers, printers, software, phones, etc.$1,489
Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc.$1,400
Newspaper/periodical advertising$1,275
Top contributorsTypeTotal
WA STATE DEMOCRATS
Seattle
Parties$4,000
Ty Stober
Vancouver
Their own money$3,050
Zahler Richard
RWZ LL · Vancouver
Individuals$2,400
Heatherington Jeff
Vancouver
Individuals$1,500
MANNING MARSHA
Vancouver
Individuals$1,230
Beckley David
Vancouver
Individuals$1,200
HELZER MICHELLE
Canby
Individuals$1,200
LYNCH MICHAEL
Vancouver
Individuals$1,200
HANSEN STEVE
Vancouver
Individuals$1,200
HANSEN JO MARIE
Vancouver
Individuals$1,200
TUCKER PAUL
Vancouver
Individuals$1,000
BARDACKE ANN
ML Financial, Inc · Vancouver
Individuals$1,000
The Convenience Group
Vancouver
Businesses$1,000
Lynch Monica
Vancouver
Individuals$1,000
Joy Minton Kari
Minton Consulting · Vancouver
Individuals$759

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