Oral argument held on Rep. Tara Simmons’ summary-judgment motion in legislative ethics case
A hearing on Representative Tara Simmons’ motion for summary judgment focused on whether actions that benefited her employer, EEC, alleged in staff’s complaint, amount to a prohibited personal interest or use of office under Washington ethics law. The board took the matter under deliberation and did not rule on the motion.
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At a May 20, 2026, oral-argument session before the Washington State Legislative Ethics Board and the Office of Administrative Hearings, Administrative Law Judge TJ Martin convened argument on a summary-judgment motion filed by respondent Representative Tara Simmons in docket 401645. Assistant Attorney General Julia Eisentraut appeared for board staff; Doug McKinley represented Simmons.
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