EVERETT — A woman who says she had a six-year affair with Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon estimates he spent at least $1,500 of taxpayer money on her when she accompanied him on official trips. This is the second time Dutton has given an interview to the Seattle Times.
Tamara Dutton is cooperating with a Washington State Patrol investigation and providing details about trips she took with Reardon in 2007 to Washington, D.C., and 2010 to Chicago.
Investigators also are looking into Reardon’s use of a county cell phone.
Reardon has declined to comment while the investigation is under way. He previously said no public resources were used during his successful campaign for a third term.
Dutton says she was uncomfortable with the spending and went to officials last October to protect herself after the relationship cooled and others started talking about it.
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