| Topic |
Special privileges - campaign contributions - quid pro quo
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| Respondent |
Rep. Tom Mielke, Rep. John Pennington |
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Question/Complaint |
It was alleged that Respondents accepted campaign contributions from a group, thereafter pushed the group's agenda, and then intimidated state employees to make certain decisions favorable to the group. Also alleged that respondents failed to respond to complainant's request to have a meeting. |
| Summary |
There was no evidence in support of the intimidation allegation. Ethics law doesn't require a legislator to respond to a constitutent's request for a meeting. Acceptance and reporting of permissible campaign contributions is not probative of any alleged violation of the Act nor is the act of "pushing an agenda" of a campaign contributor. "Quid pro quo" allegation involves looking for conduct which offers or appears to offer something specific in exchange for something specific. RCW 42.52.070 and 42.52.140. Dismissed. |