RCW 42.17A.005 (7) "Candidate" means any individual who seeks nomination for election or election to public office. An individual seeks nomination or election when he or she first: (a) Receives contributions or makes expenditures or reserves space or facilities with intent to promote his or her candidacy for office; (b) Announces publicly or files for office; (c) Purchases commercial advertising space or broadcast time to promote his or her candidacy; or (d) Gives his or her consent to another person to take on behalf of the individual any of the actions in (a) or (c) of this subsection.