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This Sunshine Week, celebrate by researching campaign and lobbyist contributions and spending – and much more – with the Public Disclosure Commission.

More than 11.5 million records – including campaign contributions and expenditures, campaign registrations, officials’ personal financial… read more

This week, the Public Disclosure Commission released updates to its online filing system for public agency lobbying reports (L-5).

The L-5 report, due quarterly, names employees who lobby on behalf of government agencies in Washington and includes descriptions of lobbying activities and… read more

On Tuesday, March 3, PDC staff will spend the day at the Washington state Legislative Building, hosting a booth to discuss the agency's mission, and participating in a work session of the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee.

The PDC was created in 1972 with the passing… read more

Commission agrees to meet in March, despite potential lack of quorum

With two of its five positions currently vacant, and a third – Chair J Leach – out of the country for the month of March, the Public Disclosure Commission is finding itself temporarily without a quorum unless the… read more

Each year, elected and many appointed officials in Washington owe a personal financial affairs statement, or F-1 report, to the Public Disclosure Commission by April 15. New candidates owe the report within two weeks of beginning their candidacy.   With that deadline approaching, take this… read more

PDC watching several bills pending at the state Legislature 

The Public Disclosure Commission is watching several bills as they progress through the Washington state Legislature this session, particularly… read more

On Jan. 1, the Public Disclosure Commission’s statutory citations switched from RCW 42.17A to Title 29B RCW.   

PDC staff are currently working to update all RCW references and links on pdc.wa.gov. In the… read more

Building on the success of the new program in 2025, Public Disclosure staff are scheduling a series of “lunch and learn” events in 2026.  

Please register for these trainings ahead of time. You will receive… read more

Public Disclosure Commission honors Jolene Unsoeld, a primary proponent of campaign finance law in Washington

During its Dec. 11 regular meeting, the Public Disclosure Commission voted to name its regular meeting space after Jolene Unsoeld, a former Washington Congresswoman in the state’s… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission sent overdue notices to 144 candidates who appeared to have missed the Dec. 10 deadline for mandatory post-election spending reports.   

State law requires candidates… read more