Binda fined $1,000 for misuse of campaign contributions
OLYMPIA — Lynnwood City Council member Josh Binda was fined $1,000 by the state Public Disclosure Commission on Thursday for spending contributions to his 2021 campaign on clothes, haircuts, dental work and other personal items.
Commissioners agreed to suspend half the civil penalty as long as the 23-year-old first-term council member commits no more violations of state campaign finance laws for four years.
“I understand the severity of this. I will acknowledge my wrongdoing,” Binda told commissioners in Thursday’s enforcement hearing. “I hope the PDC can see this was not intentional.”
The decision resolves three complaints filed in the final days of the 2021 election when Binda defeated Lisa Utter. It was his first run for office.
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