Public Disclosure Commission Chair Nancy Isserlis will host a public engagement session, where members of the public will be invited to give feedback on two issues:
Upcoming rulemaking on grassroots lobbying disclosure requirements to incorporate changes to state law, and
Nancy Isserlis is the new chair of the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission.
Isserlis, elected by her fellow commissioners at a meeting June 22 in Spokane, said she’s excited to take over as chair. She succeeds Fred Jarrett, who served as chair for two years.
Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed retired Snohomish County-based appeals court judge J. Robert Leach to serve on the Washington state Public Disclosure Commission.
In 2008, Leach was appointed to the state Court of Appeals in Snohomish County by Governor Christine Gregoire, and served on the Appellate Judge Education Committee, the Court of Appeals Executive Committee, the Judicial Information System Committee and the Court of Appeals Rules Committee. He retired in 2021 and is now a resident of Port Ludlow.
The Public Disclosure Commission voted Thursday to issue formal guidance regarding candidates’ use of unspent contributions received for a previous campaign for a different office.
The Public Disclosure Commission will hold a special meeting to gather public comment on and consider two options for agency guidance regarding use of campaign money received for a different office than currently sought.
The meeting is at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 11, 2023. More information about joining the meeting will be published on the PDC website on Monday, May 8.
The Public Disclosure Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would make inflationary adjustments to statutory monetary limits and reporting values for campaigns.
Spending in state legislative races approached record levels during the 2022 cycle.
Candidates vying for the 26th District Senate seat have reported spending a combined $1.6 million, placing it in line to become at least the third costliest legislative race in state history – just behind the T’wina Nobles-Steve O’Ban contest in the 28th District in 2020, which saw a combined spending of $1.8 million between the two.
UPDATE: This issue has been resolved.
We’re aware of a current problem with our ORCA software that prevents you from entering a contribution from a business. We’re working to correct this problem and anticipate that a fix will be released tomorrow, April 27, 2022.
If you need assistance, email pdc@pdc.wa.gov
The Public Disclosure Commission today completed a final round of hearings aimed at annual enforcement of state law that requires regular reporting to the PDC by candidates, public officials, lobbyists and their employers.
Agency staff in 2021 initiated 836 group enforcement actions involving failure to timely disclose campaign or lobbying activity, or personal financial affairs statements.
“Thanks to the hard work of PDC staff, this past year marks the broadest reach of our group enforcement efforts in recent memory,” said PDC Executive Director Peter Frey Lavallee.
Seattle attorney Jocelyn Cooney has joined the Public Disclosure Commission.
Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Cooney on Feb. 7, for a term that runs through Dec. 31, 2026.
A 2015 graduate of Seattle University School of Law, Cooney is a senior deputy prosecuting attorney in the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Special Assault Unit.
“I’m looking forward to assisting the PDC in its 50th year and beyond as it continues to improve access to information about political campaigns, lobbyists and public officials,” Cooney said.