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PDC Finds Auburn Council Member Lisa Sturgis Violated Reporting Rules, Imposes Penalty
Summary
The commission found Lisa Sturgis violated campaign reporting requirements for 2023 and 2025, citing late and amended C4 reports, missing sub-vendor details for in-kind contributions, and incomplete sponsor identification on political ads; the chair imposed two $500 penalties (with $250 suspended on each).
PDC staff presented evidence that Lisa Sturgis, an Auburn city council member, failed to timely and accurately file C4 summary reports in 2023 and 2025, failed to disclose sub-vendor details for in-kind contributions, and omitted required sponsor identification on campaign materials and advertising.
Chair Jay Leach found two violations as alleged and imposed a $500 civil penalty for each violation, suspending $250 of each on conditions that the unsuspended portion be paid within 30 days and that the respondent have no further campaign-finance violations for four years. Staff noted the campaign later amended many of the C4 reports in 2026 to correct missing entries; no currently missing reports remain, per staff.
