PDC finds Committee to Elect Riley Fleury violated disclosure rules; orders amended reports and $2,100 in fines

The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission on Jan. 22, 2026, determined that the Committee to Elect Riley Fleury committed multiple campaign-disclosure violations during the 2024 election cycle and ordered the committee to amend its filings and pay penalties totalling $2,100, with $700 of that amount suspended pending compliance.

Susie Giles Klein, assistant attorney general representing PDC staff, told the commission staff had shown “by a preponderance of the evidence” that the committee filed numerous late C3 and C4 reports, submitted expenditure reports missing required details and knowingly omitted known in‑kind contributions from its C4s. Staff recommended penalties under the agency schedule and asked the commission to require the committee to amend filings to disclose fair-market values for political advertising provided by a third party.

Why the decision matters: PDC staff said the committee’s late and incomplete filings reduced public transparency during key pre-election windows and that unreported in-kind advertising and aggregated contributions over the statutory limit undermine the public’s ability to trace campaign funding.

What the commission found and ordered - Untimely filings and incomplete expenditure…