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Public Disclosure Commission grants privacy exemptions for judicial candidates, fines two campaign respondents
Summary
The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission on April 30 granted several candidate privacy modifications for judicial candidates, renewed an exemption for an investment-board appointee, and imposed and suspended civil penalties in two enforcement matters tied to campaign reporting. The commission issued orders and deadlines for filings and returns.
The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission convened a virtual adjudicative calendar on April 30 and considered privacy modification requests from multiple judicial candidates and two enforcement cases involving campaign-reporting failures.
Chair Jay Leach opened the session and said the commission would take applicants’ cases first and then enforcement matters. Staff presented privacy and redaction requests from Justice Theodore Angeles, Seattle municipal court candidate Catherine Edwards, Pierce County candidate Neil Harib, and others; the commission granted those requests for the current filing term or through the end of a current appointed term where applicable.
In enforcement matters, staff alleged that Everett council candidate Nico Battle failed to timely file required C3 and C4 reports, did not provide complete books of account on request, and spent at least $643.52 in general-election funds during the primary period after removal from the general-election ballot. Chair Leach found the violations proven, assessed a $1,500 civil penalty and suspended $1,000 of it provided the respondent meets conditions including filing missing reports and returning certain funds.
Separately, staff alleged that an Issaquah school director candidate exceeded the mini-reporting limits and failed to timely switch to full reporting; staff reported the missing reports have since been filed. The commission found a violation and assessed a $150 penalty, suspending the entire amount on the condition of no further violations for four years.
The commission also renewed a previously granted modification for Ada Healy, a nonvoting member of the State Investment Board, to exempt disclosure of 505 Union Station LLC’s customers; staff said there were no reportable governmental customers or state-investment payments in the reporting period and recommended renewal through December 2027.
The commission closed the calendar after a brief reporter follow-up and adjourned.
