WA Lawmaker’s Attempt to Get Ethics Charges Dismissed Is Rejected

WA lawmaker’s attempt to get ethics charges dismissed is rejected

State Rep. Tarra Simmons, D-Bremerton, sought to have an ethics complaint dismissed this week. The Legislative Ethics Board denied her request and will hold a public hearing on the allegations next month. (Photo courtesy of Legislative Support Services)A state ethics board has declined to dismiss an ethics complaint against Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons, setting the stage for the wide-ranging allegations to be contested in a public hearing…

Washington lawmaker’s attempt to get ethics charges dismissed is rejected

A state ethics board has declined to dismiss an ethics complaint against Washington state Rep. 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 conflict of interest charges arising from her interactions with two nonprofits were unsubsta…