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The Public Disclosure Commission began its regular meeting Aug. 27 by welcoming its newest commissioner – Lisa Kremer. 

Kremer was a reporter with The News Tribune of Tacoma for more than a decade before graduating from the University of Washington School of Law in 2008. She… read more

Join PDC staff on Sept. 2 and Sept. 10 for lunchtime classes focusing on advertising disclosure rules for campaigns and committees, and an overview of data available for researching campaigns at pdc.wa.gov.

On Sept. 2, PDC staff will present information on proper sponsor… read more

Governor Bob Ferguson has appointed a new member to the Public Disclosure Commission: Tacoma attorney Lisa Kremer.

Kremer was a reporter with The News Tribune of Tacoma for more than a decade before graduating from the University of Washington School of Law in 2008. She currently… read more

At its August 27 regular meeting, the Public Disclosure Commission will consider adoption of proposed rule change regarding case resolution by the complaint publication process. The agency is accepting public testimony on the proposed rule change now. 

The complaint publication… read more

Commission issues $3,800 for improper reporting after candidate funds and reports non-campaign events through campaign account

At its July 23, 2026, meeting, the Public Disclosure found that Rachel Best-Campbell, a former Woodinville City Council member who lost her bid for reelection in… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission sent overdue notices to 20 candidates this week who appeared to have missed the deadline for a mandatory pre-primary spending report.    

State law requires candidates and committees who are participating in the primary election and registered as… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission sent overdue notices to 30 candidates this week who appeared to have missed the July 14 deadline for mandatory pre-primary spending reports.    

State law requires candidates and committees who are participating in the primary election and… read more

After briefly having a full cast of five commissioners following the appointments of attorneys Teebah Alsaleh and Matthew Segal, the Public Disclosure Commission is again down to four.  

James Oswald, who served on the commission since 2024, resigned on June 15.  Commissioners… read more

Public Disclosure Commission investigation led to Attorney General’s lawsuit

The Washington state Supreme Court issued a ruling today upholding both a 2022 King County Superior Court ruling that Meta, parent company of Facebook, violated state campaign finance law on dozens of occasions and a… read more

Today, the PDC updated its online filing system for independent expenditure and electioneering communication (C-6) reports in June 2026. The changes were designed to improve user experience and align the process with other online PDC filing systems.

Independent expenditures (IE) are… read more