Political firm · composite — 3 spellings of the payee name, merged by us
Prologue Digital
Disclosed payments to 3 filed spellings of this payee name total $1,412,435 from 67 candidate committees and 13 political committees, 2021–2026. In 3 cases a candidate and an independent-expenditure committee in the same race both paid it; section 03 lists each. A shared vendor is lawful; this page documents disclosed payments and nothing else.
$1,412,435
disclosed payments
to 3 spellings of the payee name, merged by us · as filed, 2021–2026
80
paying committees
67 candidate, 13 political
3
same-race overlaps
lawful; each listed in section 03 with its gap in days
3
spellings merged
the size of the identity join behind every figure here; section 04
Sources Public Disclosure Commission expenditure filings (tijg-9zyp) · independent-expenditure filings (67cp-h962), data.wa.gov · as of 2026-09-05 · retrieved 2026-09-05 · key payee name as filed, upper-cased, punctuation and corporate suffixes (LLC, Inc, Co…) stripped — a normalised string, not an identifier the PDC issues · tier composite — joined by us on a stated key
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Who paid this firm
Every paying committee, largest disclosed total first. The total is what that committee reported paying to 3 spellings of the payee name, merged by us; where a committee has a page here, its name links to it.
| Paid by | Kind | Cycles | Disclosed payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse L. Young — STATE SENATOR, LEG DISTRICT 26 – SENATE | candidate committee | 2022 | $294,941 |
| Chad L. Magendanz (Chad Magendanz) — STATE SENATOR, LEG DISTRICT 05 – SENATE | candidate committee | 2025 | $122,397 |
| Michelle Valdez (Michelle Caldier) — STATE SENATOR, LEG DISTRICT 26 – SENATE | candidate committee | 2025 | $120,940 |
| Jesse L. Young — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 26 – HOUSE | candidate committee | 2024 | $108,143 |
| Misipati Semi Bird (Semi Bird) — GOVERNOR, State of Washington | candidate committee | 2024 | $61,736 |
| David Wayne Olson (David Olson) — SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, State of Washington | candidate committee | 2024 | $43,701 |
| David A. Larson (Dave Larson) — STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT | candidate committee | 2026 | $33,263 |
| Rachel M. Cole Harter (Rachel Harter) — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 26 – HOUSE | candidate committee | 2024 | $30,989 |
| Philip D Fortunato (Phil Fortunato) — INSURANCE COMMISSIONER, State of Washington | candidate committee | 2024 | $30,358 |
| David Wayne Olson (David Olson) — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 26 – HOUSE | candidate committee | 2026 | $27,717 |
| James W. Wilson III (Jim) — STATE SENATOR, LEG DISTRICT 03 – SENATE | candidate committee | 2024 | $27,256 |
| Chad L. Magendanz (Chad Magendanz) — STATE SENATOR, LEG DISTRICT 05 – SENATE | candidate committee | 2024 | $25,664 |
| Bernard Moody — STATE SENATOR, LEG DISTRICT 38 – SENATE | candidate committee | 2022 | $22,019 |
| Tamborine M. Borrelli (Tamborine Borrelli) — SECRETARY OF STATE, State of Washington | candidate committee | 2022 | $19,112 |
| Cascade Political Action Committee (Cascade PAC) | political committee | 2023 | $18,635 |
| Patrick Richard Peacock (Patrick Peacock) — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 05 – HOUSE | candidate committee | 2024 | $18,503 |
| Andrew Van Winkle (Andrew B. Van Winkle) — SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE, SPOKANE CO SUPERIOR COURT | candidate committee | 2024 | $16,360 |
| Bob Hagglund — COUNTY EXECUTIVE, SNOHOMISH CO | candidate committee | 2023 | $16,104 |
| Natalie Poulson — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 03 – HOUSE | candidate committee | 2022 | $15,132 |
| Bob McCaslin — COUNTY AUDITOR, SPOKANE CO | candidate committee | 2022 | $14,942 |
| James H. Alberson, Jr. (James Alberson) — CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY OF RENTON | candidate committee | 2025 | $14,576 |
| Richard S. Kuss (Rick Kuss) — COUNTY SHERIFF, KITSAP CO | candidate committee | 2022 | $14,560 |
| Kristina Soltys — STATE SENATOR, LEG DISTRICT 47 – SENATE | candidate committee | 2026 | $13,925 |
| WASHINGTON STATE COUNCIL OF POLICE POLITICAL SUPPORT | political committee | 2022 | $12,933 |
| Alliance for Civic Involvement PAC (ACI-PAC) | political committee | 2023 | $12,720 |
| Harneet Grewal (Neet Grewal) — CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY OF KENT | candidate committee | 2025 | $12,563 |
| Vivian K. Eason (Vivian Eason) — COUNTY COMMISSIONER, THURSTON CO | candidate committee | 2022 | $11,532 |
| Brett Johnson — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 29 – HOUSE | candidate committee | 2022 | $10,003 |
| Jessica Yaeger — CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY | candidate committee | 2023 | $10,000 |
| David Wayne Olson (David Olson) — SCHOOL DIRECTOR, PENINSULA SD 401 | candidate committee | 2025 | $9,731 |
| Linda Ader — SCHOOL DIRECTOR, PENINSULA SD 401 | candidate committee | 2021 | $9,554 |
| Pierce County Republican Party Non-Exempt | political committee | 2022 | $9,312 |
| Sharon Hanek — STATE TREASURER, State of Washington | candidate committee | 2024 | $9,028 |
| Chad L. Magendanz (Chad Magendanz) — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 05 – HOUSE | candidate committee | 2022 | $9,000 |
| Cobi Clark — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 47 – HOUSE | candidate committee | 2026 | $7,421 |
| Dave Bryant (Dave Hermosillo Bryant) — PORT COMMISSIONER, PORT OF TACOMA | candidate committee | 2023 | $7,197 |
| David Wayne Olson (David Olson) — SCHOOL DIRECTOR, PENINSULA SD 401 | candidate committee | 2021 | $6,990 |
| Terry Wise — COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER, PIERCE CO | candidate committee | 2025 | $6,940 |
| Jaskaran Singh Sarao — STATE SENATOR, LEG DISTRICT 41 – SENATE | candidate committee | 2024 | $6,925 |
| DARNELL LINDA (MICHELLE) (Michelle Darnell) — STATE SENATOR, LEG DISTRICT 48 – SENATE | candidate committee | 2022 | $6,580 |
| Matthew C. Hawkins (Matt Hawkins) — STATE AUDITOR, State of Washington | candidate committee | 2024 | $6,390 |
| WA ST REPUB PARTY NON EXEMPT | political committee | 2024 | $6,300 |
| Keith R. Swank (Keith Swank) — COUNTY SHERIFF, PIERCE CO | candidate committee | 2024 | $6,130 |
| SAVAGE CHRISTOPHER M (Christopher M Savage) — CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY OF SPOKANE | candidate committee | 2025 | $6,000 |
| MCCUNE JAMES G (Jim McCune) — STATE SENATOR, LEG DISTRICT 02 – SENATE | candidate committee | 2024 | $6,000 |
| Jessica Johnston — CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY OF TACOMA | candidate committee | 2025 | $5,800 |
| WA Freedom PAC | political committee | 2022 | $5,500 |
| 47TH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS (47th District GOP) | political committee | 2026 | $5,500 |
| Janet Jean Large (Janet Large) — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 27 – HOUSE | candidate committee | 2022 | $5,252 |
| Robert J. Sutherland — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 39 – HOUSE | candidate committee | 2024 | $5,200 |
| Cynthia M. Carter (Cindy Carter) — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 40 – HOUSE | candidate committee | 2026 | $5,200 |
| Sherri Larkin — STATE SENATOR, LEG DISTRICT 44 – SENATE | candidate committee | 2026 | $5,100 |
| Richard S. Kuss (Rick Kuss) — COUNTY SHERIFF, KITSAP CO | candidate committee | 2026 | $5,000 |
| Brandon Beynon — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 31 – HOUSE | candidate committee | 2022 | $4,720 |
| Kyle Meyers — SCHOOL DIRECTOR, TAHOMA SD 409 | candidate committee | 2021 | $4,528 |
| Paige A Jarquin (Paige Jarquin) — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 23 – HOUSE | candidate committee | 2022 | $4,194 |
| Janell E. Hulst (Janell Hulst) — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 23 – HOUSE | candidate committee | 2022 | $4,194 |
| Marnie D Claywell (Marnie Claywell) — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 38 – HOUSE | candidate committee | 2024 | $4,100 |
| KNOWLES BARRY D (Barry Knowles) — STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LEG DISTRICT 47 – HOUSE | candidate committee | 2022 | $4,020 |
| SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS GUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SPOG PAC) | political committee | 2022 | $3,933 |
Showing 60 of 80 paying committees; the 20 not shown are in the total above and in the PDC file.
Source Public Disclosure Commission expenditure filings (tijg-9zyp), 2021–2026 · as of 2026-09-05 · rows 60 · retrieved 2026-09-05 · key payee name as filed, upper-cased, punctuation and corporate suffixes (LLC, Inc, Co…) stripped — a normalised string, not an identifier the PDC issues · caveat a payment routed through this firm to a subvendor appears here under this firm, as filed
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Payments by cycle
Disclosed payments to 3 spellings of the payee name, merged by us, by the election year the paying committee filed under. One bar scale; the figure beside each bar is the figure. Odd years are local elections and even years state and federal, so consecutive years are not comparable.
Source Public Disclosure Commission expenditure filings (tijg-9zyp), election_year as filed · as of 2026-09-05 · scale $478,563 = full width · key payee name as filed, upper-cased, punctuation and corporate suffixes (LLC, Inc, Co…) stripped — a normalised string, not an identifier the PDC issues
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Same race, both sides of the wall
A candidate’s committee and a committee making independent expenditures in that candidate’s race may not coordinate; both may hire the same printer. Each row is a race where both paid this firm, with the days between the last candidate payment and the first independent expenditure, and whether that gap falls inside the twelve-month window in which WAC 390-05-210 presumes coordination unless rebutted. Overlap is lawful. This table is a list of coincidences in public filings, not a finding.
| Year | Race | Candidate client | IE committee client | Gap in days | In the window | Shared officer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | STATE SENATOR / LEG DISTRICT 26 – SENATE | Jesse L. Young | WASHINGTON STATE COUNCIL OF POLICE POLITICAL SUPPORT | 0 | yes | none — both registrations read |
| 2022 | STATE SENATOR / LEG DISTRICT 38 – SENATE | Bernard Moody | WA Freedom PAC | 0 | yes | none — both registrations read |
| 2022 | STATE SENATOR / LEG DISTRICT 26 – SENATE | Jesse L. Young | WA Freedom PAC | 1 | yes | JASON MICHAUD |
Source Same-race overlap layer over PDC expenditure (tijg-9zyp) and independent-expenditure (67cp-h962) filings; committee registrations for the officer column · as of 2026-09-01 · rows 3 · n 3 inside the twelve-month window · key race = the candidate’s office and jurisdiction as filed; the IE committee’s target is that candidate · caveat overlap is lawful and is not a finding of coordination
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How these records were merged
The PDC issues no vendor identifier. Every figure on this page is the sum of rows whose payee name normalises to one string: PROLOGUE DIGITAL. That is our join, not the state’s, and its size is 3 spellings of the payee name, merged by us.
- The key
- payee name as filed, upper-cased, punctuation and corporate suffixes (LLC, Inc, Co…) stripped — a normalised string, not an identifier the PDC issues
- Spellings merged
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- Prologue Digital
- Prologue Digital, Inc.
- PROLOGUE DIGITAL LLC
- What a wrong merge looks like
- Two different firms whose names differ only in a suffix or punctuation would be one row here, and their totals would be added. Two spellings of one firm that differ in a word would be two rows, and this page would be short a spelling. Both errors are ours; neither is in the filings. Corrections are taken at the address in the cite block.
- Why this is not a graph node
- The entity graph’s vendor nodes are one per disclosed identity and are never merged by name. This profile is the opposite decision, made for reading, and it is kept out of the graph so a merge of ours never becomes an edge.
Source Payee names as filed in PDC expenditure reports, normalised by build-vendors.js · as of 2026-09-05 · n 3 spellings over 81 payer-year rows · tier composite — joined by us on the key above
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What this page will not compute
A firm page is where a reader expects a verdict about the firm. Each of these would be one, and none follows from payee rows on a form.
- No finding of coordination.
- Overlap is lawful. A candidate and an independent-expenditure committee hiring the same firm is two contracts, and the twelve-month window in section 03 is a presumption the law lets either party rebut. The table lists the coincidence and stops.
- No share of a race.
- What fraction of a race’s spending went through this firm would need every committee’s every payment, resolved to the same merge. We do not have that, and a share computed from part of it would be wrong with confidence.
- No “network”.
- Clients who share a vendor are not connected to each other by that fact. A diagram of them would draw relationships the filings do not record.
- No company facts.
- This page describes payments to spellings of a name. It does not say what the firm is, who owns it, or what it did for the money; the expenditure description field is not reliable enough to summarise.
- No connected-records section.
- A merged profile is not a node in the entity graph and draws no edges. The graph’s vendor nodes are one per disclosed identity; this page is deliberately not one of them.
Cite this page
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“Prologue Digital — Washington political firm profile,” WashingtonIndependents.org, data as of 2026-09-05, accessed 2026-09-20. https://washingtonindependents.org/firms/prologue-digital/
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Where this page comes from
Every figure above is read from a primary source and rebuilt on a schedule. Nothing here is modelled or inferred; where a source is silent the page says so rather than filling the gap.
- Why this firm has a page
- Appears in the same-race overlap layer. Profiles exist for the firms in the independent-expenditures and coordination analysis, not for every payee; a listing is a description of disclosed payments.
- Identity
- payee name as filed, upper-cased, punctuation and corporate suffixes (LLC, Inc, Co…) stripped — a normalised string, not an identifier the PDC issues This profile merges 3 spellings of the payee name, merged by us; section 04 lists them.
- Payments
- PDC expenditure filings (tijg-9zyp), election years 2021–2026, summed per paying committee. Amounts as filed; subvendor pass-throughs appear under the reported payee.
- Overlaps
- the same-race overlap layer over the expenditure and independent-expenditure filings (67cp-h962), as of 2026-09-01. Gap in days is from the last candidate payment to the first independent expenditure; the window is WAC 390-05-210’s twelve months. A shared officer is named only where both committees’ registrations were read.
- Retrieved
- expenditures 2026-09-05 · independent expenditures 2026-09-05, from data.wa.gov, per the import log.