Political ads · 2026 · WA

Washington House District 4 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Amanda McKinney won · 53.9% to 45.9%, with an estimated 92% of the vote counted · Called by AP on Nov 5

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John Duresky (Democrat) and Amanda McKinney (Republican) are the nominees for Washington's 4th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. By their latest FEC reports, John Duresky's campaign had raised $459,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Amanda McKinney's campaign $1.4 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $2.2 million for Amanda McKinney and $0 against.

John Duresky (DEM), Amanda McKinney (REP). 4 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

John Duresky (DEM)

Raised: $459K through 2026-10-14 individuals $450K · PACs $5,500 · party $2,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $897 · cash on hand $84K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

BENTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Amanda McKinney (REP)

Raised: $1.4M through 2026-10-14 individuals $1.0M · PACs $262K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $64K · from the candidate's other committees $81K · cash on hand $217K
Outside spending: $2.2M supporting McKinney · latest reported 2026-10-27
Largest outside spenders: AMERICAN MISSION — $779K supporting McKinney Largest donors: LEADING THE FUTURE $22.5M (99%); LONSDALE ENTERPRISES INC. $250K (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) WASHINGTON RISING INC. — $701K supporting McKinney Largest donors: Robert Ramsey $500K (37%), First American Petroleum, Owner; Janie Plath $250K (18%), Retired, Retired; Peter Plath $250K (18%), Retired, Retired DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS — $507K supporting McKinney Largest donors: FAIRSHAKE $37.0M (>99%) (its largest donors: RIPPLE LABS INC. $48.0M, an organization; COINBASE $25.0M, an organization; COINBASE COMMERCE (EXCHANGE) $8.2M, an organization); RIPPLE LABS INC. $250K (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) AMERICAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION — $54K supporting McKinney Largest donors: AMERICAN LIBERTY ACTION FUND $355K (26%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); VOICE OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL $250K (18%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); THE GEO GROUP, INC. PAC $250K (18%); THE 2026 VICTORY COMMITTEE $148K (11%) (its largest donors: ANDREWS, GEORGE $409K); Phillip Frost $100K (7%), Opko Health INC, CEO CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. — $49K supporting McKinney Largest donors: CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC $8.3M (49%); Kenneth Griffin $3.0M (18%), Citadel, Founder & CEO; Paul Singer $1.9M (11%), Elliott Investment Management, CO-CEO & President; FRIENDS OF JOE GRUTERS $1.2M (7%); ARDLEIGH IMPACT CORP. $750K (4%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) and 4 more

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

27 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMERICA'S FIRST PAC $2,500
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $10K
ATI INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ATI-PAC) $2,000
BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PAC $2,000
BRANDON GILL FOR TEXAS $1,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
CUT THE BULL PAC $2,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $10K
ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PAC $1,500
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $4,000
FIGHT ON PAC $2,500
INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
JESSICA STEINMANN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
JOE MITCHELL FOR CONGRESS $1,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) $5,000
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PAC $2,500
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $5,000
MVL PAC $1,000
RAPTOR PAC $5,000
RVFPAC $4,000
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC) $2,500
WFW ACTION FUND INC $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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