Spokane mayor begins 2027 fundraising push
- Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown has opened a 2027 campaign account and is already soliciting donations, even though she has not publicly announced whether she will seek a second term. - Brown’s ActBlue page is live, her Washington Public Disclosure Commission registration lists “Lisa Brown for Mayor 2027,” and a recent report said the campaign had raised $3,186.05. - Spokane’s 2023 mayoral race topped $500,000 per candidate, making Brown’s early start notable in a city where campaign money already runs high. (pdc.wa.gov)
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown has started raising money for the 2027 mayor’s race before publicly saying whether she will run again. (lmtribune.com) (pdc.wa.gov) Brown’s 2027 candidate registration is already on file with the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission under “Lisa Brown for Mayor 2027.” The registration lists a Spokane post office box, campaign email and phone number. (pdc.wa.gov 1) (pdc.wa.gov 2) Her donation page is also live on ActBlue, where contributors are told their money will benefit “Lisa Brown for Mayor.” The page says individual donors may give up to $1,200 for the general election and that donations will be reported to the state. (secure.actblue.com) The early fundraising stands out because Brown is still in the middle of the term she began in January 2024. She took office after defeating incumbent Nadine Woodward in the November 2023 general election. (my.spokanecity.org) (lmtribune.com) That 2023 race was already an expensive one by Spokane standards. Brown and Woodward each raised more than $500,000, and Brown won with 36,601 votes, or 51.7%, according to a recent report citing state disclosure data. (everettpost.com) A recent account of the new fundraising push said Brown had raised $3,186.05 for the 2027 race. The Public Disclosure Commission’s candidate finance page available in search results showed no itemized contributions or expenditures at the time it was crawled, which can reflect filing timing rather than no activity at all. (everettpost.com) (pdc.wa.gov 1) (pdc.wa.gov 2) Brown’s campaign finance history also gives the new account extra scrutiny. In a 2023 enforcement case, the Public Disclosure Commission closed complaints against her mayoral campaign with a written warning over reporting and contribution issues. (pdc.wa.gov) No opponent appears on the current Public Disclosure Commission candidate finance page for the 2027 Spokane mayoral contest. For now, Brown’s move mainly signals that the money race has started well before voters know who else will join it. (pdc.wa.gov)
