Skip to main content

Advisory Opinion 95-04

Date
03/03/1995
Number
95-04
Requester
Confidential
Topic
Conflict of Interest - Legislator's Vote
Issue/Question

May a legislator advocate and vote for a bill which would benefit a class to which the legislator belongs?

Summary

A legislator may engage in legislative activity which would benefit a sufficiently large group to which the legislator belongs, provided the legislator would not benefit more than the other members of the group.  RCW 42.52.020.

Review date
12/01/2022
Review outcome

Retained

Document
ETHICS1995.04 (PDF 7.55 Kilobytes)
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙