Ron Willis: Alleged Violations of RCW 42.17A.205 and .700 for failure to Register Campaign (C-1 report) and failure to disclose Personal Financial Affairs Statement (F-1 report) within two weeks of becoming a candidate for EY25 (GE25)

Case

#173086

Respondent

Ron Willis

Complainant

PDC Staff

Description

Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) records indicate that you are or were a candidate for public office in 2025, and we have not received a Candidate Registration (C-1 report) disclosing your campaign information for the 2025 election cycle or your Personal Financial Affairs Statement (F-1 report) disclosing personal financial information for the twelve months preceding your candidacy. 
 
RCW 42.17A.205 and RCW 42.17A.700 require candidates to file a C-1 report and an F-1 report within two weeks of declaring their candidacy, which was no later than May 23, 2025.
 
In accordance with RCW 42.17A.110 and RCW 42.17A.755, a Brief Adjudicative Proceeding (Brief Enforcement Hearing) has been scheduled to determine if you violated RCW 42.17A.205 and RCW 42.17A.700 by failing to file the required C-1 report and F-1 reports for the 2025 election cycle. Under the Brief Enforcement Hearing rules, the Presiding Officer has the authority to assess a civil penalty in accordance with WAC 390-37-143, a penalty schedule adopted by the Commission (see attached copy).
 
HEARING INFORMATION
 
Date and time:               June 24, 2025 at 10:30AM
Place:                              Remotely from Olympia
                                         Live Audio and Online Transmission
Presiding Officer:          J. Leach, Chair, Public Disclosure Commission
Authority:                        RCW 42.17A and WAC 390

Disposition

Violation Found by Commission

Date Opened

May 28, 2025

Areas of Law*

RCW 29B.25.020/42.17A.205, RCW 29B.55.010/42.17A.700

*On January 1, 2026, RCW 42.17A was recodified to RCW 29B

Documents

Penalties

Total penalties: $500

Balance Due: $0

Ron Willis

Penalty
$500
Suspended
$200 (suspended on condition reports filed and penalty paid within 30 days and no further violations within 4 years)
Reinstated
$200
Payments
$300 on 08/04/2025 (PENALTY)
$200 on 09/06/2025 (PAID - PENALTY)

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