Listed $6,310.20 in meals, travel or seminars from 4 sources
The statement lists 5 items; the largest source is The Karpel Foundation ($1,700.27). These are the kinds of gifts the F-1 asks for: meals over $100, and travel or seminar costs paid by an organization, which the $100 gift limit doesn't cover.
What to check
- Who the sources are, and whether any has business before the official's agency or body.
- For state officials: whether a source also appears on lobbyist reports.
- 2025-01-31 Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) · I attended the APA's Major County Prosecutor's Council meeting in Charlotte, NC. The APA paid $389.54 for my lodging. · $389.54
- 2025-04-30 Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) · The APA paid $320.02 directly to the hotel for lodging and the APA reimbursed my office $862.86 for airfare and uber fares for this convening. · $1,182.88
- 2025-07-28 National Asian & Pacific Islanders Prosecutors Association (NAPIPA) · I attended NAPIPA's Leadership Conference, they reimbursed my office (KCPAO) $1386.66 for my travel expenses: flights, lodging and uber fares. · $1,386.66
- 2025-10-27 Fair & Just Prosecution (FJP) · I attended FJP's Fall Convening in Ann Arbor. FJP paid $721.35 directly to the hotel for lodging, $500 to my office towards the cost of my airfare and $429.50 for my personal out-of-pocket expenses: meals, uber fares and baggage fees. · $1,650.85
- 2025-11-20 The Karpel Foundation · I attended the Karpel Foundation Board meeting. The Karpel Foundation paid $620 directly to the hotel for lodging, and they reimbursed my office $1080.27 for my travel expenses (flights, uber fares and allotted per diem meals). · $1,700.27
Rule: Meals, travel and seminars accepted
“(l) A list of each occasion, specifying date, donor, and amount, at which food and beverage in excess of $100 was accepted under RCW 42.52.150 (7); (m) A list of each occasion, specifying date, donor, and amount, at which items specified in RCW 42.52.150 (1)(c) (iv) and (vi) were accepted;”RCW 29B.55.030(1)(l), (m) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works