Ferguson's failure to fill seats on WA campaign watchdog panel incites recall bid

A recall effort is quietly underway against Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson for failing to fill vacancies on the commission that enforces state campaign finance laws.

The petition to remove Ferguson from office accuses the first-term Democrat of misfeasance and violating his oath of office by not filling two seats on the Public Disclosure Commission within a timeline prescribed in state law. One has been open for nearly all of Ferguson’s term, which began in January last year.

His inaction “constitutes wrongful conduct that affects, interrupts, or interferes with the performance of his official duty,” concludes the petition of Conner Edwards, an attorney known as a prodigious filer of campaign finance complaints.

Edwards said he’s trying to assert pressure on Ferguson to address a situation that could hamstring the commission in the upcoming election season.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/04/07/fergusons-failure-to-fill-seats-on-wa-campaign-watchdog-panel-incites-recall-bid/

Doubtful it will be successful.