Sharon Shewmake: statement of financial affairs

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

Period: 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31
Filed: 2026-04-02
Office: State Senator, Legislative District 42
Original: the statement on the PDC's site

Findings

Context Gifts and meals

Listed $14,500 in meals, travel or seminars from 5 sources

The statement lists 6 items; the largest source is Institute for Western Energy ($5,000). 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.

2025-05-21 Clean and Prosperous · Study mission to learn about the European Trading System’s history and future ambitions. Hotels and event registration covered · $1,000
2025-07-09 Institute for Western Energy · Energy Study Trip to Denmark · $3,000
2025-07-13 Institute for Western Energy · Western Energy Caucus Policy Workshop · $2,000
2025-09-25 Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco · Edmonton Study Tour of CCUS · $2,500
2025-10-14 Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office · LCEDIR Taiwan Delegation Trip · $4,000
2025-08-16 Nez Perce Tribe · River Trip with Tribal Leaders to discuss energy and salmon policy · $2,000

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
Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR	Filer	$100,000–$199,999
washington state legislature Olympia, wa	LEGISLATOR	Filer	$60,000–$99,999

Accounts and investments 6

Held at / in	What	Whose	Value
bank of america	checking, savings	Filer, Spouse	$0–$29,999 income $0–$29,999
USAA	checking	Filer, Spouse	$0–$29,999
Allianz Life Insurance Company	annuity	Filer	$60,000–$99,999 income $0–$29,999
Brighthouse Life Insurance Company	annuity	Filer	$60,000–$99,999 income $0–$29,999
Fidelity	retirement account	Filer	$500,000–$749,999
index fund	vanguard VOO	Filer, Spouse	$200,000–$499,999
	vanguard VB		$100,000–$199,999
	vanguard VXUS		$200,000–$499,999
	vanguard index fund VTI		$30,000–$59,999
	unusual whales NANC		$0–$29,999
	unusual whales GOP		$0–$29,999

Businesses 1

Business	Role	Whose
Washington Center for Economics and Financial Education educates teachers and students on economics and financial education Paid by a government agency: 1 payment(s) listed	board member	Filer

Real estate 2

Where	Whose	Assessed value	Mortgages and liens
—	Filer, Spouse	$500,000–$749,999	Guild Mortgage ($200,000–$499,999)
Point Roberts, WA	Filer, Spouse	$60,000–$99,999	—

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

Gifts 6

From	What	When	Value
Clean and Prosperous Filer	Study mission to learn about the European Trading System’s history and future ambitions. Hotels and event registration covered	2025-05-21	$1,000
Institute for Western Energy Filer	Energy Study Trip to Denmark	2025-07-09	$3,000
Institute for Western Energy Filer	Western Energy Caucus Policy Workshop	2025-07-13	$2,000
Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco Filer	Edmonton Study Tour of CCUS	2025-09-25	$2,500
Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office Filer	LCEDIR Taiwan Delegation Trip	2025-10-14	$4,000
Nez Perce Tribe Filer	River Trip with Tribal Leaders to discuss energy and salmon policy	2025-08-16	$2,000

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