Complaint Opinion 21-09
- Date
- 03/30/2022
- Number
- 2021 – No. 9
- Topic
- Using Public Resources for Private Gain
- Respondent
- Rep. Laurie Jinkins
- Question/Complaint
Has RCW 42.52.160 been violated when a legislator uses state resources to issue a press release responding to media inquiries about a lawsuit in which the member is named in her official capacity?
- Summary
No. No benefit conferred upon the member when she issued a press release as she was acting in her official capacity.
- Document
- ETHICSCOM2021.09 (PDF 2.7 Megabytes)