Public Disclosure Commission

The Public Disclosure Commission decided earlier today to notify the office of Attorney General Rob McKenna of multiple violations of state campaign finance laws by the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties and the Building Industry Association of Washington's Member Services Corporation.

The PDC ruled that MBA-KSC has been acting as a political committee since January, 2006 when it began soliciting and receiving contributions to advocate for and against candidates and political committees. According to the PDC, the group raised and spent more than $400,000 for such purposes without disclosing the source of the contributions.

The BIAW's Member Services Corporation, on the other hand, solicited and received money to be used by the BIAW's ChangePAC beginning in 2007. The amount contributed without public disclosure from the corporation amounted to almost $600,000.

State Rep. Dan Roach has been ordered to repay his campaign $21,504 from his 2006 race because Roach improperly transferred the money to his own bank account to make up for lost wages, the Seattle Times is reporting.

But the money Roach paid himself was for profit disbursements from Roach Gymnastics, a gym he owns with his wife, and not eligible for the wage-only reimbursement rules set forth by the Public Disclosure Commission. However both the PDC and Roach characterized the instance as a misunderstanding of the rules.

The Public Disclosure Commission held a press conference in Olympia today to release the latest edition of their already award-winning website.  The new site, found here, is meant to be simpler to use with more graphics, clickable variables and up-to-date figures.

In other words, PolitickerWA.com's nights just got a whole lot more exciting. Give it a shot and see for yourself.

Public Disclosure Commission reports are out and you can do your part for full disclosure by looking up your favorite candidate’s contribution and expenditure reports at www.pdc.wa.gov.  read more »