Morel Ink received $1,867,169 from 46 candidate
committees and 37 political committees in Washington state campaign-finance
disclosures, election years 2021–2026. Payments were reported under 2 name spellings, merged here. A shared vendor is lawful; this page documents disclosed payments only. Part of the
independent expenditures and coordination analysis.
Flow by cycle
| Cycle | Disclosed payments |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $38,425 |
| 2022 | $545,221 |
| 2023 | $260,030 |
| 2024 | $259,196 |
| 2025 | $729,815 |
| 2026 | $34,482 |
Top clients
| Client | Type | Years | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW DIRECTION PAC | committee | 2022 | $288,250 |
| Bruce Harrell for Seattle’s Future | committee | 2025 | $183,467 |
| Sara for a Better Seattle | committee | 2025 | $110,771 |
| People for Responsible Social Housing | committee | 2025 | $107,560 |
| Together for Pierce County | committee | 2024 | $95,332 |
| Washington State Democratic Committee – NonExempt | committee | 2022 | $86,264 |
| Ann Davison — CITY ATTORNEY, CITY OF SEATTLE | candidate | 2025 | $62,377 |
| Elliott Bay Neighbors Committee | committee | 2023 | $61,758 |
| SCOTT D MURPHY (Scott Murphy) — MAYOR, CITY OF EVERETT | candidate | 2025 | $58,025 |
| SOUTHWEST WA PRIORITIES Sponsored by Kennedy Fund | committee | 2024 | $57,680 |
| United King County | committee | 2025 | $47,004 |
| Committee for Educational Integrity for Everett Public Schools School Board – Position 3 Sponsored by James and Shelly Lee | committee | 2025 | $34,498 |
| Ranked Choice Voting for Clark County | committee | 2022 | $34,004 |
| Bring Vancouver Home | committee | 2023 | $30,420 |
| Donald C Steinke (Don Steinke) — PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONER, CLARK PUBLIC UTILITIES | candidate | 2022 | $29,085 |
| Friends of SE Seattle | committee | 2023 | $27,073 |
| University Neighbors Committee | committee | 2023 | $26,952 |
| Pooneh Gray — CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY OF VANCOUVER | candidate | 2025 | $25,870 |
| Ryan Edward Anderson Armstrong (Ry Armstrong) — MAYOR, CITY OF SEATTLE | candidate | 2025 | $24,616 |
| MASTER BUILDERS ASSC OF KING & SNO COUNTIES – AFFORDABLE HOUSING COUNCIL | committee | 2023 | $19,806 |
| Marla Alene Keethler (Marla Keethler) — STATE SENATOR, LEG DISTRICT 17 – SENATE | candidate | 2024 | $18,860 |
| Judy Tuohy (Judy K H Tuohy) — CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY OF EVERETT | candidate | 2023 | $18,340 |
| Monica Jurado Stonier — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 49 – HOUSE | candidate | 2022 | $17,785 |
| EVERGREEN CITIZENS FOR SCHOOLS | committee | 2022 | $17,140 |
| Joe Kear — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 17 – HOUSE | candidate | 2022 | $17,065 |
| Yes for RFA Prop 2 Sponsored by IAFF 2444 | committee | 2025 | $16,440 |
| Melanie Morgan — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 29 – HOUSE | candidate | 2022 | $16,352 |
| The Kids Table | committee | 2025 | $14,807 |
| Matthew Little (Matt Little) — COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER, CLARK CO | candidate | 2024 | $14,256 |
| Seattle Neighbors Committee | committee | 2023 | $13,948 |
| DONALD J ORANGE (Don Orange) — PORT COMMISSIONER, PORT OF VANCOUVER | candidate | 2023 | $12,338 |
| Terri Niles — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 17 – HOUSE | candidate | 2024 | $12,027 |
| Snohomish Leadership | committee | 2025 | $12,000 |
| Eastside Progress PAC | committee | 2023 | $11,909 |
| Dave Upthegrove — PUBLIC LANDS COMMISSIONER, State of Washington | candidate | 2024 | $11,479 |
| Keep Everett Affordable | committee | 2024 | $11,246 |
| Terri Niles — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 17 – HOUSE | candidate | 2022 | $10,980 |
| Southwest Washington Firefighters PAC (SWF PAC) | committee | 2024 | $10,839 |
| Neighbors for a Safe District 4 | committee | 2023 | $10,408 |
| Greenwood Neighbors Committee | committee | 2023 | $10,316 |
| Javier Valdez — STATE SENATOR, LEG DISTRICT 46 – SENATE | candidate | 2022 | $9,514 |
| Eric LaBrant (LABRANT ERIC A) — PORT COMMISSIONER, PORT OF VANCOUVER | candidate | 2021 | $8,945 |
| PAINE SUSAN M (Susan Paine) — CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY OF EDMONDS | candidate | 2023 | $8,891 |
| MASTER BUILDERS ASSC OF KING & SNO COUNTIES – AFFORDABLE HOUSING COUNCIL | committee | 2025 | $8,358 |
| Sharon Wylie — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 49 – HOUSE | candidate | 2022 | $8,130 |
| Chartisha Roberts — SCHOOL DIRECTOR, VANCOUVER SD 037 | candidate | 2021 | $7,126 |
| Gregory Michael Lineberry (Greg Lineberry) — CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY OF EVERETT | candidate | 2021 | $6,975 |
| Clark County Democratic Central Committee (CCDCC) | committee | 2025 | $6,873 |
| Ty Stober — COUNTY AUDITOR, CLARK CO | candidate | 2026 | $6,820 |
| Sue Marshall — COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER, CLARK CO | candidate | 2022 | $6,517 |
| Diana H. Perez — CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY OF VANCOUVER | candidate | 2025 | $6,070 |
| Michael Logan Pond (Mike Pond) — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 49 – HOUSE | candidate | 2026 | $5,996 |
| Jean Craciun (Jean Iannelli Craciun) — CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY OF SEATTLE | candidate | 2023 | $5,982 |
| Diana H. Perez (PEREZ DIANA H) — CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY OF VANCOUVER | candidate | 2021 | $5,825 |
| Lukas Alan Bardue (Lukas Bardue) — COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER, CLARK CO | candidate | 2026 | $5,770 |
| Wilmer O. Fuentes (Wil Fuentes) — COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER, CLARK CO | candidate | 2024 | $5,543 |
| Laurel Karryn Smith (Laurel Smith) — COUNTY PROSECUTOR, CLARK CO | candidate | 2026 | $5,491 |
| Michael Logan Pond (POND MICHAEL) — CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY OF VANCOUVER | candidate | 2021 | $5,069 |
| Erica Weir — CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY OF EVERETT | candidate | 2025 | $5,000 |
| Sharon Wylie — COUNTY AUDITOR, CLARK CO | candidate | 2026 | $4,826 |
| … and 23 more clients | |||
Same-race overlaps
Cycles in which this firm was paid both by a candidate and by a committee making
independent expenditures in that candidate’s race. The window flag marks the
twelve-month coordination-presumption period of WAC 390-05-210; officer entries name a
person on both committees’ registrations. Overlap is not a violation; see the
methodology.
| Year | Race | Candidate client | IE committee client | Gap | In window | Shared officer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MAYOR / CITY OF SEATTLE | Ryan Edward Anderson Armstrong (Ry Armstrong) ($24,616) | Bruce Harrell for Seattle’s Future ($183,467) | 0d | yes | |
| 2024 | STATE SENATOR / LEG DISTRICT 17 – SENATE | Marla Alene Keethler (Marla Keethler) ($18,860) | SOUTHWEST WA PRIORITIES Sponsored by Kennedy Fund ($57,680) | 1d | yes | JAY PETTERSON |
| 2023 | CITY COUNCIL MEMBER / CITY OF SEATTLE | Jean Craciun (Jean Iannelli Craciun) ($5,982) | Elliott Bay Neighbors Committee ($61,758) | 41d | yes | |
| 2023 | CITY COUNCIL MEMBER / CITY OF SEATTLE | Jean Craciun (Jean Iannelli Craciun) ($5,982) | Friends of SE Seattle ($27,073) | 43d | yes | |
| 2023 | CITY COUNCIL MEMBER / CITY OF EVERETT | Judy Tuohy (Judy K H Tuohy) ($18,340) | MASTER BUILDERS ASSC OF KING & SNO COUNTIES – AFFORDABLE HOUSING COUNCIL ($19,806) | 2d | yes | |
| 2023 | CITY COUNCIL MEMBER / CITY OF SEATTLE | Jean Craciun (Jean Iannelli Craciun) ($5,982) | Seattle Neighbors Committee ($13,948) | 49d | yes | |
| 2023 | CITY COUNCIL MEMBER / CITY OF SEATTLE | Jean Craciun (Jean Iannelli Craciun) ($5,982) | Greenwood Neighbors Committee ($10,316) | 42d | yes |
Source: WA PDC expenditure filings (tijg-9zyp) and independent-expenditure
filings (67cp-h962), data.wa.gov, retrieved 31 July 2026; overlap layer as of 19 August 2026.
Amounts are disclosed payments as filed; subvendor pass-throughs appear under the reported payee.