Democrat lawmaker Tarra Simmons hit with $15K fine in ethics case
OLYMPIA [Jerry Cornfield] — Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons was fined $15,000 on Friday by a state ethics panel for improperly using her position to steer public funds to a nonprofit where she worked and trying to retaliate against the person who initiated the investigation against her. The Legislative Ethics Board concluded the Bremerton Democrat […]
WA lawmaker’s attempt to get ethics charges dismissed rejected by ethics board
OLYMPIA [Jerry Cornfield]—A state ethics board has declined to dismiss an ethics complaint against Washington state Representative Tarra Simmons, setting the stage for the wide-ranging allegations to be contested in a public hearing next month. Simmons, a Democrat, had filed a motion asking the Legislative Ethics Board to dismiss the complaint. She contended at a hearing Wednesday that the […]
