Following the money with campaign contributions

MOSES LAKE – The incumbent in the Legislative District No. 13 Position No. 1 race has collected about six times more in campaign contributions than his competitor.

According to state Public Disclosure Commission documents, incumbent Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, has amassed $121,250.21 in campaign contributions and loans as of Sept. 28. Challenger Eduardo Castenada Diaz, D-Quincy, has received a total of $20,755.32.

Dent has spent $94,494.71, leaving him with cash on hand of $26,755.50, documents show. Castenada has spent $20,755.32, leaving his campaign finance war chest with a zero balance.

Here are the campaign contributors who donated $100 or more to Castenada Diaz:

Gracie Close, Leavenworth, $1,000; Steve Verhey, Ellensburg, a teacher at Wahluke High School in Mattawa, $600; William Marklyn, Seattle, $500; Holly Marklyn, Seattle, $500; Grant County Democratic Central Committee, Moses Lake, $500; Sylvia Hammond, Ephrata, $500; Bryan Vazquez, Grandview, a teacher at Wahluke High School, $400; Randy Zielke, Moses Lake, $300; Maria J. Diaz, Quincy, $300; Bruce Williams, Leavenworth, Cascade Medical Center commissioner, $250; Ashok Chandwaney, Seattle, a Facebook programmer, $250; Ruth Lipscomb, Bellevue, $250; Kathryn O’Driscoll, Seattle, $250;