OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A Democratic senator says he plans to introduce a bill that would reign in the proliferation of political action committees.
Sen. Craig Pridemore of Vancouver says he’s in the process of drafting a bill that would prohibit one group from creating more than two committees at a time, and would require them to specifically state their intent. Pridemore said he also wants to prohibit one political action committee from funding another, which, he says, creates a “shell game.”
A political consulting firm that created dozens of political action committees in the last election cycle is being sued by the state for alleged violations of campaign finance laws. Pridemore says that while Moxie Media is a “showcase example” they’re not the only one.