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Oral arguments heard in Damon Gordon ethics appeal; board to decide in closed session
Summary
An administrative law judge heard competing motions in the appeal of a disciplinary determination against Damon Gordon on March 13, 2026; board staff urged summary judgment and a $2,500 penalty, and the Executive Ethics Board deferred a final ruling to closed session and will issue a written order.
An administrative law judge heard oral arguments on motions in the appeal of Damon Gordon on March 13, 2026, after the Executive Ethics Board convened its enforcement docket. The judge framed the two issues before the board as whether Gordon used state resources for private benefit in violation of RCW 42.52.160 and, if so, what penalty is appropriate.
Board staff, through the assistant attorney general, asked the board to grant summary judgment and impose a $2,500 penalty, arguing the evidence shows Gordon “browsed the Internet for personal reasons on two different DOC computers” across multiple days and that the use exceeded any de…
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