Political FYI: Bergeson’s campaign files complaint against Dorn
Published 11:00 pm Tuesday, August 12, 2008
OLYMPIA — Terry Bergeson’s election campaign filed a complaint against Randy Dorn with the Public Disclosure Commission on Monday afternoon.
The complaint accuses Dorn of abusing his position as executive director of the Public School Employees of Washington to campaign against Bergeson for state superintendent of public instruction.
The complaint also accuses Dorn of unlawfully coordinating radio advertisements with the Service Employees International Union.
Dorn has 10 days to formally respond to the complaint. The Public Disclosure Commission won’t rule on the complaint before the Aug. 19 primary but will likely have a decision before the Nov. 4 general election, said PDC spokeswoman Lori Anderson.
Dorn is one of five candidates challenging Bergeson for her job leading Washington schools. He has raised $110,189 and spent $38,069 on his campaign, according to PDC records. Bergeson has raised $160,578 and spent $86,270.
