Complaint Opinion 95-02
- Date
- 06/10/1995
- Number
- 95-02
- Topic
- Conflict of interest related to legislator's consulting contract
- Respondent
- Sen. Dean Sutherland
- Question/Complaint
Did the Senator violate the Ethics Act by entering into a personal services contract with an entity which had an interest in legislation, some of which was supported by the Senator who chaired the committee with jurisdiction over the legislation?
- Summary
No. The Senator's contract was for the performance of non-legislative duties and he received no personal or direct benefit through the legislation. Board cited the "citizen-legislator" exception and Advisory Opinion 1995 - No. 4 in concluding there was no violation of RCW 42.52.020.
- Document
- ETHICSCOM1995.02 (PDF 16.67 Kilobytes)