Nate Meyer

The meeting included opening comments by the Chair and the consideration and approval of the October 23, 2025, regular meeting minutes. Key agenda items involved the approval of the proposed 2026 Commission meeting dates. There was a public comment segment, including discussion on mini to full reporting. The Commission discussed and approved a proposal to name any designated meeting space the "Jolene Unsoeld room," and authorized staff to establish a Jolene Unsoeld internship/externship with Evergreen State College. Updates were provided on the mini-to-full reporting process, a legislative update concerning bill SB 5840, budget, management team activities including the Annual Report Draft, and enforcement reports. The Commission also conducted an executive session to discuss enforcement matters, employee performance review, and litigation issues, and approved the expedited filing of rules implementing recodification effective January 1, 2026, scheduling a public hearing for proposed permanent rulemaking regarding party slate cards for February 12, 2026.

The session addressed two primary matters concerning reporting modifications. The first involved a request from Sam Crystal to redact their address from contribution reports filed for Nikita Oliver (2021) and Marin Costa (2023), citing safety concerns related to their employment as a program coordinator supporting LGBTQ+ youth. The Chair ultimately granted the request to redact the address and the video portion of the hearing recording, while keeping the audio portion publicly accessible, contingent upon technical feasibility. The second matter involved David Rosenbomb, a Mercer Island City Council member, requesting a renewal of a prior ruling allowing an alternative address for his Financial Statement of Financial Affairs (F1) through the end of his term in 2027. Additionally, Mr. Rosenbomb proactively requested to use his work address instead of his residence address for future campaign contributions.

The Commission conducted a hearing concerning requests for reporting modification. The Commission updated on the draft proposal to amend campaign expenditure (C-4) reporting, and on the expedited rulemaking to update statutory references in the agency rules in anticipation of the statutory recodification. The agency plans to re-file to extend the application of the emergency rules to get through general election and give the PDC ample time to adopt the permanent rules. The Executive Director provided the budget update to the Commission. The Compliance Manager presented the enforcement update for October 2025. The Commission had an executive session to discuss enforcement matters, review of performance of public employees, and discussion with legal counsel of litigation or potential litigation.

The commission conducted brief adjudicative hearings, addressing a request for reporting modification from Sam Crystal, which involved redacting the applicant's name and address. The commission also reviewed cases regarding Amanda Rodriguez and Amber Weise, both candidates who allegedly failed to file timely reports for the election year 2025.

The Commission conducted a hearing concerning requests for reconsideration. The Commission conducted an enforcement hearing for PDC Case 166185, Tobacco-Free Action Fund, for alleged violations of RCW 42.17A.640 and WAC 390-20-125. The Commission conducted a hearing for multiple PDC cases with alleged violations of RCW 42.17A.205 and .700. General Counsel Sean Flynn presented the draft proposal to amend campaign expenditure reporting. Executive Director Frey Lavallee provided the budget update to the Commission. Tabatha Blacksmith, Compliance Officer, presented the enforcement update for September 2025.