Washington state representative fined $15,000 in civil penalties for ethics violations

Washington state representative fined $15,000 in civil penalties for ethics violations

Tarra Simmons, a Democrat out of Kitsap County, will be fined for three ethics violations.

Felon-turned-WA lawmaker Tarra Simmons hit with maximum ethics penalties

Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons, the convicted felon-turned-Democratic lawmaker, has been found to have abused the privileges of the public office she once touted as proof of her rehabilitation. According to the Washington State Standard, the Legislative Ethics Board hit the Bremerton Democrat with $15,000 in maximum fines after unanimously finding three ethics violations involving conflicts of interest, improper influence and an attempt to …