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Complaint against WA Rep. Tarra Simmons alleges misuse of $30,000 in campaign funds
Complaints allege Rep. Simmons used $30,000 in surplus campaign funds for a Nevada nonprofit with personal ties; PDC to review the complaint within 90 days.
- On January 12, 2026, Val Torrens, chair of the 23rd Legislative District Democrats, filed a 13-page complaint with the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission alleging Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons made a large out‑of‑state campaign donation.
- Last year Simmons transferred campaign surplus in two allotments to Better Minds Better Communities, the complaint highlights, noting the Nevada nonprofit lacks an active website and recent IRS filings and is linked to Jovan Jackson, Nevada assemblymember.
- Public records link Facebook posts and photos showing Simmons with Jovan Jackson in Las Vegas trips, while True Family Services shares an address with the nonprofit and faced a 2024 Medicaid fraud finding.
- The PDC will assess the merits of three pending ethics complaints, including one alleging Simmons used her office to intimidate Daria Ilgen over a $10,000 donation, in the next 90 days.
- Previously, Simmons faced two ethics complaints in 2023 and was found to have violated the state's Ethics Act over a $1,000 speaking fee, while InvestigateWest found she backed budget cuts that hit Civil Survival, Simmons' former employer, leading to her firing in July 2024.
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