Complaint Opinion 18-03
- Date
- 07/10/2018
- Number
- 2018 – No. 3
- Topic
- Conflict of Interest; Special privileges; Use of persons, money or property for private gain
- Respondent
- Rep. Michelle Caldier
- Question/Complaint
Did Respondent violate RCW 42.52.020, RCW 42.52.070 or RCW 42.52.160 by making capital budget requests for a project on which her fiancé was a lobbyist or another project for an organization of which her fiancé was the CEO?
- Summary
No. Respondent did not financially benefit from any capital budget requests. Introducing and lobbying for the passage of legislation is at the heart of legislative activity; it is the essence of "normal and regular" conduct of a legislator.
- Document
- ETHICSCOM2018.3 (PDF 315.44 Kilobytes)