The city candidates' monthly contribution and expenditure reports are rolling in. Because most candidates have yet to file, I'm going to focus on the crowded race for Position 8 (the seat Richard McIver is vacating) and expenditures by a few local PACs representing landlords, realtors, and police.

Interestingly, despite raising more than any other candidate, Robert Rosencrantz has a negative balance on-hand; Jordan Royer, meanwhile, has nearly $27,000 going into the August 18 primary.

Candidates' Expenditures


Bobby Forch

Total raised: $33,629

On hand: $17,289

Notable expenditure: $1,000 for Chef Jemil's Catering at kickoff

Mike O'Brien

Total raised: $69,994

Cash on hand: $13,213

Notable expenditures: $173 to Le Panier and Beecher's Cheese for bread and cheese for fundraiser

Honorable mention: $166 in-kind contribution from Beecher's Cheese, for cheese

Robert Rosencrantz

Total raised: $119,258

Cash on hand: -$9,796

Notable expenditure: $2,000 to speech coach Shadow and Associates

Honorable mention: $55,000 on direct mail

Jordan Royer

Total raised: $95,093

Cash on hand: $26,736

Notable expenditure: None (sorry, dude is boring)

Notable PAC contributions to Candidates


Seattle Police Officers Guild PAC : $700 each to Position 4 candidate Sally Bagshaw, Position 6 candidate Jessie Israel, and City Attorney Tom Carr

Rental Housing Association PAC : $700 to Bagshaw, and Position 4 candidate Martin Kaplan

Realtors Political Action Committee: $700 each to Bagshaw, Israel, Rosencrantz, and Royer