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Karen Howe: 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
2026-04-19
Office
City Council Member, City of Sammamish
Original
the statement on the PDC's site

Findings

Context Late or missing

Filed the 2025 statement 4 days after the April 15 deadline

The statement for 2025 was first submitted on April 19, 2026; it was due before April 15, 2026.

What to check
  • Whether the PDC granted an extension or modification for this statement.
  • Whether the official's term began or ended in 2025 (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

Income 3

SourceForWhoseAmount
City of Sammamish
Sammamish, WA		CITY COUNCIL MEMBERFiler$0–$29,999
Social Security Administration
Social securityFiler$0–$29,999
Social Security Administraiton
Social SecuritySpouse$0–$29,999

Accounts and investments 4

Held at / inWhatWhoseValue
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & SmithMoney Mkt CheckingFiler, Spouse$30,000–$59,999
income $0–$29,999
Money Mkt Checking$30,000–$59,999
income $0–$29,999
Bank of AmericaCheckingFiler, Spouse$0–$29,999
income $0–$29,999
Checking$100,000–$199,999
income $0–$29,999
Merrill LynchStocks, Bonds & Mutual FundsFiler, Spouse$1,000,000 or more
income $60,000–$99,999
Stocks, Bonds & Mutual Funds$1,000,000 or more
income $60,000–$99,999
Personal and RetirementMicrosoft MSFTFiler, Spouse$200,000–$499,999
income $0–$29,999
Boeing BA$60,000–$99,999
income $0–$29,999
Costco COST$200,000–$499,999
income $0–$29,999
BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC$100,000–$199,999
income $0–$29,999
Exxon Mobile XOM$100,000–$199,999
income $0–$29,999
FIRST EAGLE GLOBAL FUND CL I SGIIX$200,000–$499,999
income $0–$29,999
FIDELITY ADV HEALTH CARE FD CL I FHCIX$100,000–$199,999
income $0–$29,999
ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 IWM$200,000–$499,999
income $0–$29,999
INVESCO S&P 500 EQUAL WEIGHT ETF RSP$100,000–$199,999
income $0–$29,999
JPMORGAN EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF JEPI$100,000–$199,999
income $0–$29,999
PRINCIPAL MIDCAP FUND CLASS I PCBIX$60,000–$99,999
income $0–$29,999
U.S. TREASURY NOTES$200,000–$499,999
income $0–$29,999
VANGUARD HIGH DVD YIELD ETF VYM$200,000–$499,999
income $0–$29,999
SPDR GOLD TRUST GLD$100,000–$199,999
income $0–$29,999
INVESCO S AND P 500 LOW VOLATILITY ETF SPLV$60,000–$99,999
income $0–$29,999
ISHARES CORE S&P SMALL CAP ETF IJR$60,000–$99,999
income $0–$29,999
ISHARES MSCI EAFE EFA$60,000–$99,999
income $0–$29,999
SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TRUST MDY$100,000–$199,999
income $0–$29,999
OAKMARK INTL FD CL INSTITUTIONAL OANIX$30,000–$59,999
income $0–$29,999
VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND SHS ETF VOO$60,000–$99,999
income $0–$29,999
VANGUARD DIVIDEND APPRECIATION ETF VIG$60,000–$99,999
income $0–$29,999
VANGUARD GROWTH ETF VUG$60,000–$99,999
income $0–$29,999
VANGUARD INTL HIGH DIVID YIELD ETF SHS VYMI$30,000–$59,999
income $0–$29,999
BLF FEDFUND TFDXX$100,000–$199,999
income $0–$29,999
AT&T T$0–$29,999
income $0–$29,999

Businesses 1

BusinessRoleWhose
Howe2 LLC
Accounting and Business Consulting		MemberFiler, Spouse

Real estate 1

WhereWhoseAssessed valueMortgages and liens
Sammamish, WAFiler, Spouse$1,000,000 or moreWells Fargo Home Mortgage ($0–$29,999)

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

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