Lynnwood City Councilmembers George Hurst, who is running for mayor, and Josh Binda, seeking reelection, faced Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) investigations earlier this summer following alleged campaign finance violations.

The PDC didn’t penalize Hurst for what PDC Compliance Officer Tanya Mercier said were minor reporting errors, as Hurst made the corrections less than two weeks after learning of the complaint. The commission, however, has not yet released a decision on Binda’s case.

Conner Edwards filed the complaints against both candidates. Since 2016, Edwards has filed 1,072 PDC complaints in jurisdictions across the state.

Binda complaint: Edwards filed three complaints on July 11, July 16 and Aug. 6, alleging the following:

Late submission of his May 2025 financial repor

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