In the month since he announced his city council campaign, former Long Winters frontman John Roderick has raised about $55,600.
In the month since he announced his city council campaign, former Long Winters frontman John Roderick has raised about $55,600. Courtesy of Roderick for Seattle

A few weeks ago, local musician John Roderick got a very good start to his fundraising for a citywide council seat, raising $40,000 in his first week. Now, the latest numbers from the state Public Disclosure Commission show that good week helped make for a very good month, during which Roderick out-fundraised moneybags Tim Burgess. In April, Burgess took in $33,200* and Roderick raised $55,600.

Before you start planning for the Long Winters reunion and six-hour speech that would be Roderick's swearing-in, remember that Tim Burgess has been cashing checks since last summer and really in earnest since January, so he's already raised $147,200 total. That $55,600 is all Roderick has so far. Most of that money is still in the bank for both of them. Burgess has spent about $27,000 on the normal stuff: consulting, accounting, catering, credit card processing fees. Roderick has spent about $11,000 on T-shirts ($2,000!) and campaign management.

The other leading contender in that race—Jon Grant, the former director of the Tenants Union who's working on some of the renter protection ideas circulating at city hall—had a slow April, raising just $2,500 (plus another $2,300 in the first week of May). He's raised $26,400 total.

Longshoreman John Persak had raised $23,300, and long shot David Trotter has raised just $256 (including $25 from a different Jonathan Grant).

In the other citywide race, where no incumbent is running, former legal counsel to the mayor Lorena González has raised $70,600 (including $700 from Seattle Democrat and House Speaker Frank Chopp and $250 from Burgess). Her primary opponent, neighborhood activist Bill Bradburd, has raised $48,400.

Here's who's leading in the district races as of now, according to the latest tallies on the PDC, with notes on those who've already spent the bulk of their money. Unsurprisingly, the incumbents are faring well.

DISTRICT 1
Lisa Herbold: $30,600
Shannon Braddock: $27,500
Phillip Tavel: $21,350

DISTRICT 2
Incumbent Bruce Harrell: $136,400
Tammy Morales: $33,900 (Morales has spent $25,100 of this so far on fundraising help, consulting, and printing.)

DISTRICT 3
Incumbent Kshama Sawant: $81,800 (Sawant has spent about $67,600 of this on staff, consulting and newsletters.)
Pamela Banks: $48,400
Rod Hearne: $47,400

DISTRICT 4
Incumbent Jean Godden: $71,000 (Godden has spent $43,700, mostly on consulting and campaign staff.)
Rob Johnson: $45,600
Michael Maddux: $13,800
Tony Provine: $13,300

DISTRICT 5
Sandy Brown: $46,500 (Brown has spent about 70 percent of his cash, mostly on consultants and campaign staff.)
Mian Rice: $41,100
Debora Juarez: $20,600

DISTRICT 6
Incumbent Mike O'Brien: $32,800
Catherine Weatbrook: $13,100

DISTRICT 7
Incumbent Sally Bagshaw: $55,200

*This and all the other numbers over $1,000 in this post have been rounded to the nearest $100.

This post has been updated to include the latest numbers.