DGA correspondence with Democratic Governors - June to October 2016 (Office of the Governor - Washington)

David Sirota filed this request with the Office of the Governor - Washington of Washington.
Tracking #

815161, F2016-815161

Status
Completed

Communications

From: David Sirota

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public Records Act), I hereby request the following records:

- Any and all correspondence to or from employees of the Office of the Governor from email addresses with the domain name "@dga.net"

- Any and all correspondence to or from employees of the Office of the Governor that reference the term "Democratic Governors Association" or "DGA."

I hereby request such documents from the dates 6/1/16 to the present. This request includes - but is not limited to -- any and all email, invitations, schedules, agendas and/or calendar items.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

David Sirota

From: Wonhoff, Taylor (GOV)

Hi David-

I'm writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for public records, received by our office last Thursday, October 6. I have begun the collection for responsive materials, and I expect to have files collected, reviewed, and ready for disclosure within four weeks. Once all the files are collected, I will burn them to a disc and mail the disc out to you.

Thank you for your patience.
Tip

TAYLOR "TIP" WONHOFF
Deputy General Counsel | Office of Governor Jay Inslee
Preferred gender pronouns: he/him/his
Desk: 360.902.4132 | Cell: 360.280.9776
www.governor.wa.gov<http://www.governor.wa.gov/> | taylor.wonhoff@gov.wa.gov<mailto:taylor.wonhoff@gov.wa.gov>
Email communications with state employees are public records and may be subject to disclosure, pursuant to Ch. 42.56 RCW.
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October 12, 2016
Office of the Governor - Washington
PO BOX 40002
OLYMPIA WA 98504-0002

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 5, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

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On Oct. 5, 2016:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public Records Act), I hereby request the following records:

- Any and all correspondence to or from employees of the Office of the Governor from email addresses with the domain name "@dga.net"

- Any and all correspondence to or from employees of the Office of the Governor that reference the term "Democratic Governors Association" or "DGA."

I hereby request such documents from the dates 6/1/16 to the present. This request includes - but is not limited to -- any and all email, invitations, schedules, agendas and/or calendar items.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

David Sirota

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From: Wonhoff, Taylor (GOV)

Hi David-

I'm in the process of collecting and reviewing responsive documents. Consistent with the timeline I articulated in past correspondence, I expect that I'll be able to provide you the responsive materials in about two weeks. No further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your patience,
Tip

TAYLOR "TIP" WONHOFF
Deputy General Counsel | Office of Governor Jay Inslee
Preferred gender pronouns: he/him/his
Desk: 360.902.4132 | Cell: 360.280.9776
www.governor.wa.gov<http://www.governor.wa.gov/> | taylor.wonhoff@gov.wa.gov<mailto:taylor.wonhoff@gov.wa.gov>
Email communications with state employees are public records and may be subject to disclosure, pursuant to Ch. 42.56 RCW.
[cid:image005.png@01CFE39F.E522EBD0]<https://www.facebook.com/WaStateGov>[cid:image006.png@01CFE39F.E522EBD0]<https://twitter.com/GovInslee>[cid:image007.png@01CFE39F.E522EBD0]<https://www.flickr.com/photos/govinslee/sets>[cid:image008.png@01CFE39F.E522EBD0]<http://instagram.com/govinslee>

From: Office of the Governor - Washington

A copy of documents responsive to the request.

From: Wonhoff, Taylor (GOV)

Hi David-

I've completed processing your PRA request. I've burned the files to a CD, and we will mail the disc to the address you've provided below. With this disclosure, I will close out your request.

Thanks for your patience,
Tip

TAYLOR "TIP" WONHOFF
Deputy General Counsel | Office of Governor Jay Inslee
Preferred gender pronouns: he/him/his
Desk: 360.902.4132 | Cell: 360.280.9776
www.governor.wa.gov<http://www.governor.wa.gov/> | taylor.wonhoff@gov.wa.gov<mailto:taylor.wonhoff@gov.wa.gov>
Email communications with state employees are public records and may be subject to disclosure, pursuant to Ch. 42.56 RCW.
[cid:image005.png@01CFE39F.E522EBD0]<https://www.facebook.com/WaStateGov>[cid:image006.png@01CFE39F.E522EBD0]<https://twitter.com/GovInslee>[cid:image007.png@01CFE39F.E522EBD0]<https://www.flickr.com/photos/govinslee/sets>[cid:image008.png@01CFE39F.E522EBD0]<http://instagram.com/govinslee>

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