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IN RE: the RECALL Charges Against City of Des Moines Mayor Donald WASSON
Supreme Court of Washington,En Banc. IN RE: the RECALL Charges Against City of Des Moines Mayor Donald WASSON, Councilmember Richard Benjamin, Councilmember Gary Peterson and Councilmember Maggie Steenrod. No. 73036-9. Decided: July 10, 2003 David H. Middleton & Associates PS, David Middleton, Federal Way, for appellant. Des Moines City Attorney’s Office, Linda Marousek, Asst., Des -
Ex-Des Moines mayor fined $2,500
PDC bars Wasson from seeking office over plot to pack council By STEVEN FRIEDERICH, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER OLYMPIA — Former Des Moines Mayor Don Wasson has been ordered to pay $2,500 in fines by the state Public Disclosure Commission and instructed never to run for public office again or face even more damages. “He developed -
2003-03-16Des Moines council faces deadlock – Wasson resigns, citing state’s investigation
Des Moines City Councilman Don Wasson resigned in March 2003 amid a campaign finance scandal, after allegations that he concealed $49,000 in undisclosed contributions funded by businessman Hank Hopkins, who sought to build a conveyor system for SeaTac Airport's proposed third runway. The contributions were intended to elect council members more favorable to the runway project, and the state Public Disclosure Commission was investigating whether Wasson and Hopkins broke state law. Wasson's resignation left the six remaining council members deadlocked, raising uncertainty about city governance during a critical period for airport expansion policy. -
2003-03-16
Des Moines council faces deadlock – Wasson resigns, citing state’s investigation
Seattle Times news article by Bob Young reporting on the resignation of Des Moines City Councilman and former mayor Don Wasson on March 16, 2003, following a campaign finance scandal involving concealed $49,000 in contributions from businessman Hank Hopkins. Hopkins funded the contributions to elect council members Maggie Steenrod, Richard Benjamin, and Gary Petersen, intending -
Wasson quits Des Moines council, admits wrongdoing
DES MOINES — Embattled City Councilman Don Wasson resigned last night, acknowledging wrongdoing in a Public Disclosure Commission case involving charges that he and a local businessman concealed $49,000 in campaign contributions. Wasson, the subject of a recall campaign, had previously stepped down as mayor but said he intended to remain a member of the -
Embattled Des Moines mayor abruptly quits
Campaign inquiry was a ‘distraction,’ Wasson says By JEFFREY M. BARKER AND CANDACE HECKMAN, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTERS DES MOINES — Mayor Don Wasson, under siege in this suburban city over an investigation into campaign-finance irregularities, resigned last night. Wasson’s surprise resignation as mayor took effect after last night’s City Council meeting. He intends to remain -
2003-01-18Trio in alleged political plot put blame on one another: Mayor, businessman, consultant involved in state investigation
A 2003 Seattle Times investigation revealed a campaign-finance scandal in Des Moines, WA, where Mayor Don Wasson, businessman Hank Hopkins, and political consultant Tom Hujar allegedly concealed $49,000 in unreported spending to influence the November 2001 City Council elections. The goal was to elect council members who would reduce the city's opposition to a proposed third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. State Public Disclosure Commission investigators charged Wasson and Hopkins with violating campaign-finance disclosure laws, with all three men blaming each other for the scheme. -
2003-01-18
Trio in alleged political plot put blame on one another: Mayor, businessman, consultant involved in state investigation
Seattle Times article by Bob Young, Jim Brunner, and Steve Miletich reporting on a campaign-finance scandal in Des Moines, WA involving Mayor Don Wasson, businessman Hank Hopkins, and political consultant Tom Hujar. The three concealed $49,000 in campaign spending aimed at electing City Council candidates Richard Benjamin, Gary Petersen, and Maggie Steenrod in the November -
2003-01-01Des Moines Marina Dock
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2002-10-23EXH AR044222: Court of Appeals Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration in Part and Amending Opinion — ACC et al. v. Port Of Seattle et al., No. 43100-5-I
Washington Court of Appeals Division One order granting in part Port Of Seattle’s motion for reconsideration of the November 15, 1999 opinion in No. 43100-5-I. Parties include City of Des Moines, City of Burien, City of Federal Way, City of Normandy Park, City of Tukwila, Highline School District No. 401, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) as