Gov. Tina Kotek’s office spent about $11,000 on a catered employee celebration, concert tickets and monthly parking passes during her first 16 months in office that appear to or may have violated state ethics laws, the Secretary of State’s office alerted the governor last week.

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Gov. Tina Kotek’s office dinged for ‘minor’ spending on catered party, concert tickets that may have broken ethics rules

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State auditors have flagged several “minor” and “unintentional” apparent violations of state ethics laws after reviewing spending from Gov. Tina Kotek’s office. The potential issues, first reported by Willamette Week, involved spending on parking, concert tickets and a catered meal for employees from a Salem brewery. Employees of the Secretary of State’s Audits Division began reviewing expenses following anonymous reports to the state’s governme…

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Oregon state auditors flag ‘minor’ spending issues by Gov. Kotek’s office

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – State funds used by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek's office for parking, concert tickets, and an event at the governor's official residence, may have violated state policies, according to the Oregon Secretary of State's Audits Division. The Audits Division sent a letter to Governor Kotek on January 3, informing the governor about the potential violations, as first reported by Willamette Week. The investigation into the expend…

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State auditors have flagged several “minor” and “unintentional” apparent violations of state ethics laws after reviewing spending from Gov. Tina Kotek’s office.

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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, at the Oregon State Capitol Library in Salem, Oregon, on Tuesday, June 26, 2024. (Jordan Gale/Oregon Capital Chronicle)State auditors have flagged several “minor” and “unintentional” apparent violations of state ethics laws after reviewing spending from Gov. Tina Kotek’s office.  The potential issues, first reported by Willamette Week, involved spending on parking, concert tickets and a catered meal for employees from a S…

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State auditors have flagged several “minor” and “unintentional” apparent violations of state ethics laws after reviewing spending from Gov. Tina Kotek’s office.  The potential issues, first reported by Willamette Week, involved spending on parking, concert tickets and a catered meal for employees from a Salem brewery. Employees of the Secretary of State’s Audits Division began reviewing expenses following anonymous reports to the state’s governm…

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State auditors have flagged several “minor” and “unintentional” apparent violations of state ethics laws after reviewing spending from Gov. Tina Kotek’s office. The potential issues, first reported by Willamette Week, involved spending on parking, concert tickets and a catered meal for employees from a Salem brewery. Employees of the Secretary of State’s Audits Division began reviewing expenses following anonymous reports to the state’s governme…

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Oregon state auditors flag ‘minor’ spending issues by Gov. Kotek’s office The report resulted from anonymous complaints received last year   
By: Julia Shumway – January 8, 2025     
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, at the Oregon State Capitol Library in Salem, Oregon, on Tuesday, June 26, 2024. (Jordan Gale/Oregon Capital Chronicle)   
State auditors have flagged several “minor” and “unintentional” apparent violations of state eth…

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Oregon Auditors Flag 'Minor' Spending Issues by Oregon's Governor's Office - The Ashland Chronicle-Oregon

State auditors have flagged several “minor” and “unintentional” apparent violations of state ethics laws after reviewing spending from Gov. Tina Kotek’s office. The potential issues, first reported by Willamette Week, involved spending on parking, concert tickets and a catered meal for employees from a Salem brewery. Employees of the Secretary of State’s Audits Division began reviewing expenses following anonymous reports to the state’s governme…

Gov. Tina Kotek’s office dinged for ‘minor’ spending on catered party, concert tickets that may have broken ethics rules

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