Longtime government worker now PDC director

THE OLYMPIAN • Published August 26, 2011

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A longtime government manager and legislative staff attorney has been selected as the new director of the state’s campaign finance watchdog.

Andrea McNamara Doyle is currently a member of the combined Shoreline Hearings Board, the Pollution Control Hearings Board and the Environmental and Land Use Hearings Board. She has also been an attorney with the Seattle firm of Davis, Wright, Tremaine and a nonpartisan staff attorney for the Washington State Senate.

“We were fortunate to have many good candidates apply for the position,” said Barry Sehlin, chairman of the Public Disclosure Commission. “Andrea has the right mix of integrity, intellect and innovation to carry out our vision of building public confidence in the political process and government and keep the PDC on track as a national leader in campaign finance disclosure.”

Doyle replaces interim director Doug Ellis who said he will retire from the agency later this year. Ellis, in turn, replaced former director Vicki Rippie.

The PDC receives finance reports from campaigns, political committees and lobbyists. It also receives personal financial statements from office holders and candidates as a way of identifying possible conflicts of interest.

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