Seattle City Council incumbents have used six-figure war chests to discourage challenges, raising so much money that Tom Rasmussen had $144,000 left over after his last reelection. Despite his campaign kitty, Rasmussen decided not to run in 2015. Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant: The socialist incumbent has raised $51,329 but had only $7,677 in the bank at the end of March. She’s paying five consultants.