ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION
1. If a political campaign receives a loan from a commercial
lending institution which meets the criteria set forth in RCW 42.17.720(3), and the loan is not guaranteed by any other person,
the loan is exempt from the campaign contribution limitations set
forth in RCW 42.17.640.
2. In limiting the extent to which candidates may be reimbursed
from campaign contributions for loans to their political
campaigns, RCW 42.17.125(3) applies to funds borrowed by the
candidate personally but used for campaign purposes and also to
funds borrowed by the candidate's political committee but
guaranteed by the candidate.
The Honorable Susan Brady
Chair, Public Disclosure Commission
P.O. Box 40908
Olympia, Washington 98504-0908