Legislator Faces Expulsion Over Scandal
Fresh from a victory in the Forty-Seventh District, E. B. Palmer faces a legislative inquiry that could end his term before it begins.
E. B. Palmer, former law partner of Judge Milo A. Root, who has become deeply involved in the Root scandal by testimony given in Spokane to the investigating committee, now faces a prospective investigation by the state legislature, which may result in his expulsion when it convenes in January. In the recent election, Palmer was elected to the legislature from the Forty-Seventh District, King County.
“now faces a prospective investigation by the state legislature, which may result in his expulsion”
Political ethics investigations remain a staple of Olympia politics, though the speed of modern ethics committees rarely moves as quickly as a legislative session mandate. Palmer's situation highlights the precarious nature of holding office when a business partner becomes a public liability.
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