Governor Jay Inslee signed “Stop Glen Morgan” campaign finance bill, but will it really...
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A few weeks ago, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed ESHB 2938 “Concerning campaign finance law enforcement and reporting.” Inslee...
Why I’m challenging the AG’s misleading ballot title for I-1631 – the Carbon Tax
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Yesterday, I filed a petition (linked here) to challenge the ballot title including the statement of subject, concise description,...
Pacific County Democrats dissolve and commit fraud to avoid transparency
The Pacific County Democrats have been struggling with transparency and public disclosure compliance for many years. Finally last year, this author filed a complaint with the Public Disclosure Commission against the Pacific County Democrats...
Walla Walla Firefighters PAC violates campaign finance laws, settles suit for $11k
The Walla Walla Firefighters PAC is not a major political donor, but they do give money to chosen politicians. Every now and then they would send a $500 check to Governor Inslee or someone...
Kittitas County Democrats settle AG campaign finance lawsuit for $28k in fines and penalties
Last week, the Kittitas County Democrats settled a lawsuit filed last July by the Washington State Attorney General’s office for a wide variety of campaign finance violations. The final settlement included payment for $6,740...
Democrat Senator Karen Fraser settles lawsuit for $27K for lawbreaking in campaign for Lieutenant...
Former Washington State Senator Karen Fraser settled a lawsuit filed against her in Thurston Superior Court earlier this week for $27,472.23 which began with a variety of campaign finance violations she committed during her...
Democrats fail in Court as “absurd” effort to dissolve political committees to escape legal...
Friday, February 16th was not a good day for the Island County Democrats. Thurston
County Superior Court Judge Christopher Lanese referred to the legal maneuver by the Island County Democrats to “dissolve” their political committee...
The Trials and Tribulations of Tina Podlodowski – helping Democrats lose by less
Tina Podlodowski is the State Chair of the Washington State Democratic Party, and she should be celebrating the resistance and eagerly looking forward to the 2018 mid term elections. Podlodowski is a former Microsoft...
Representative Stonier settles lawsuit for $6.2k
Last week, Democratic Washington State Representative Monica Stonier (49th District, Vancouver) settled a campaign finance lawsuit for a settlement of $6,215. Local Vancouver based newspaper- The Columbian reported on this case. There is a...
Superior Court Judge Stolz fined $13k for failed “stealth” election campaign
Former Pierce County Superior Court Judge Katherine Stolz recently settled a lawsuit in Thurston County Superior Court for $10,000 plus $3,740 attorney fees and costs. Judge Stolz, in her failed 2016 re-election campaign, managed...
