Sara Nelson: statement of financial affairs

Data last updated: F-1 statements filed through Oct 13, 2026 (read Oct 14, 2026)

Period: 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-04-15 (2 versions; this is the latest)
Office: City Council Member, City of Seattle
Original: the statement on the PDC's site

Findings

Context Gifts and meals

Listed $4,000 in meals, travel or seminars from 1 source

The statement lists 1 item; the largest source is Bloomberg CityLab ($4,000). 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.

2024-10-13 Bloomberg CityLab · Travel and hotel to speak at the 2024 CityLab Conference · $4,000

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

Income 2

Source	For	Whose	Amount
City of Seattle Seattle, WA	CITY COUNCIL MEMBER	Filer	$100,000–$199,999
Fremont Brewing Seattle, WA	RETAIL BUSINESS OWNER	Spouse	$200,000–$499,999

Accounts and investments 5

Held at / in	What	Whose	Value
Fidelity Investments	401k	Filer, Spouse	$30,000–$59,999
Wells Fargo	Savings and Checking	Filer, Spouse	$30,000–$59,999
Charles Schwab & Co	stocks, bonds, securities, commodities	Filer, Spouse	$1,000,000 or more
Fidelity Investments	stocks, bonds, securities, commodities	Filer, Spouse	$1,000,000 or more
my529	529 Account	Filer, Spouse	$100,000–$199,999

Businesses 1

Business	Role	Whose
Green Lake Brewing Company Craft Brewery	owner	Filer, Spouse

Real estate 2

Where	Whose	Assessed value	Mortgages and liens
Seattle	Filer, Spouse	$1,000,000 or more	Heritage Bank ($1,000,000 or more)
Camano Island	Filer, Spouse	$1,000,000 or more	People's Bank ($200,000–$499,999)

Street addresses are on the PDC's copy; we show the city only.

Other debts 1

Owed to	Whose	Owed now	Terms
People's Bank	Spouse	$0–$29,999	2 yrs at 6.24%

Gifts 1

From	What	When	Value
Bloomberg CityLab Filer	Travel and hotel to speak at the 2024 CityLab Conference	2024-10-13	$4,000

Values are the F-1's brackets (exact for gifts). Includes a spouse's or domestic partner's interests.