Silas James
Silas James is running for CITY COUNCIL MEMBER in CITY OF SEATTLE in 2026.
Source Public Disclosure Commission candidate filings · as of 2026-07-28
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What the campaign raised and spent
Reported to the Public Disclosure Commission by the campaign itself. Figures are as filed — the PDC publishes what candidates report, and a late or amended filing changes them.
$47,694
raised
$15,480
spent
$32,214
cash on hand
As of the most recent report, not today.
231
contributors
$206
average contribution
Total divided by reported contributors.
Spent by other people
Independent expenditures — money spent by committees, parties or unions advocating for or against this candidate. It is not the candidate’s money and is not included above. By law it is spent without coordinating with the campaign, so it is neither a favour accepted nor an attack invited.
| Position | Reported |
|---|---|
| Supporting this candidate | $0 |
| Opposing this candidate | $0 |
This does not say who spent it. The totals come from the candidate’s own record. Which committees spent the money, and on what, is filed separately by those committees — we hold that data but have not yet joined it to this page.
Last checked 2026-07-28
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Largest reported contributors
Individual contributions above the itemisation threshold. Smaller giving is reported as a lump and is included in the total above but cannot be broken out.
| Contributor | Amount | City | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Matlock | $350 | Littleton | Alpine Lumber |
| Silas James | $350 | Seattle | |
| Edward Telcs | $350 | Seattle | |
| Ruth Smith | $350 | Seattle | |
| Terry James | $350 | Port Angeles | James and Associates Inc. |
| WA State Democrats | $350 | Seattle | |
| The Fancy Accent Tea Company | $300 | Westport | |
| Dorothy Bullitt | $250 | Seattle | |
| Heather Feldner | $200 | Kenmore | |
| Benjamin M Johnson | $158 | Seattle | |
| Bonnie J Bizzell | $150 | Seattle | |
| James Sibley | $135 | Seattle | |
| Andrew Hahn | $125 | Seattle | |
| Alexander Bransky | $125 | Seattle | |
| Thomas Wear | $113 | Shoreline | |
| Soren Ludwig | $100 | Seattle | |
| Frances A Joy-Spiers | $100 | Seattle | |
| Maxwell O Miller | $100 | Seattle | |
| Jane R Grafton | $100 | Seattle |
2 of 19 listed contributors stated an employer. The field is filled in by the donor, and a blank means only that it was left blank. It doubles as an occupation box, so “retired” and “self-employed” appear in it too and are not a shared workplace.
Last checked 2026-07-28
Source Public Disclosure Commission contribution reports · as of 2026-07-28 · top 19 shown
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Where the money went
Largest reported expenditures. The category is the code the campaign chose when filing, not our classification of it.
| Vendor | Amount | Category as filed |
|---|---|---|
| Silas James | $5,082 | Travel, accommodations, meals,Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. ,Fundraising events and related costs,Office supplies, furniture, staff food & beverages, etc.,Printing campaign signs,Filing fees,Newspaper/periodical advertising |
| WA State Democrats | $2,500 | Inkind contribution,Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs |
| Abbot Taylor | $1,867 | Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. |
| NGP VAN | $1,658 | Utilities, phone, and other overhead costs |
| Sophia J Pollock | $1,450 | Design/graphic art, etc. |
| EXPENSES OF $200.00 OR LESS | $720 | |
| John Shiveley | $702 | Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes |
| The Fancy Accent Tea Company | $300 | Inkind contribution |
| Maxwell O Miller | $300 | Design/graphic art, etc. |
| ABBOT TAYLOR | $300 | Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. |
| Thomas Wear | $225 | Design/graphic art, etc.,Inkind contribution |
| Internal Revenue Service | $133 | Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes |
| Anedot | $109 | Bank and payment processing charges |
| NELSON JOSHUA | $76 | Inkind contribution |
| Benjamin M Johnson | $48 | Inkind contribution |
| Silas James | $11 | Inkind contribution |
Source Public Disclosure Commission expenditure reports · as of 2026-07-28 · top 16 shown
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Where this page comes from
Every figure above is read from the candidate’s own filings with the Public Disclosure Commission. Nothing here is estimated, modelled or inferred.
This is a filing, not a live balance. Campaigns report on a schedule, and amend afterwards. The figures are what had been filed when we last read the record — 2026-07-28, and the PDC is authoritative where it disagrees.
Money is not a prediction. The better-funded candidate frequently loses. This page shows who paid for a campaign; it does not show who won, and it makes no claim about either.
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Source Public Disclosure Commission candidate filings, 2026 cycle · as of 2026-07-28 · filer JAMES–644
The original filing at the PDC
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