Complaint Opinion 19-11
- Date
- 12/10/2019
- Number
- 2019 – No. 11
- Topic
- Posting of Awards on Legislative Home Page
- Respondent
- Rep. Laurie Jinkins
- Question/Complaint
- Did Respondent violate RCW 42.52.180 by posting on her legislative home page the Legislator of the Year and similar awards with which she has been presented for her legislative work?
- Summary
- No. Unlike scorecards whose primary and customary use is for political campaigns, legislator of the year and similar awards recognize a legislator’s work in a policy area. There is a direct and substantial nexus between the award and the legislative activity for which the legislator is being recognized.
- Document
- ETHICSCOM2019.11 (PDF 133.39 Kilobytes)
