[Vision2020] public disclosure

[Mark Solomon]

Visionaries,

The Center for Public Integrity has just issued a report analyzing 
what personal financial information state legislators are required to 
report and any conflicts (such as sitting on committees that regulate 
a legislator's business) that may exist. States were ranked on 
several criteria.

Idaho (along with Michigan and Vermont) ranked at the bottom as Idaho 
does not require ANY personal disclosure.

http://www.publicintegrity.org/oi/report.aspx?aid=377&sid=300

When I ran for county commissioner in 1990, Idaho did not require 
campaign contribution/expense reporting for county offices. I chose 
to voluntarily disclose all my campaign financial information and 
made it available to the public and press. I was the only county 
commissioner candidate in the state to do so, my opponent refusing 
saying it wasn't required by law. The next year, the Legislature 
closed this loophole and passed amendments to the campaign sunshine 
laws extending requirements to county office.

Within the week, I will voluntarily post to Vision2020 my personal 
financial statement as would be required if I was a candidate in 
Washington State, the state ranked highest in the Center for Public 
Integrity study.

Mark Solomon