February 13th 2026
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LEOFF I Lawsuit Information
Swisher v. City of Moses Lake Case
Swisher v. City of Moses Lake Case letter from Joe Fischnaller, Atty Click here
Finding of Fact Conclusions of Law and Order - case document filed Feb. 5, 2010 Click here
Order of Motion for Summer Judgement - case document filed Oct. 9, 2009 Click here
Superior Court of Washington for Grant County, Elvis T. Swisher vs City of Moses Lake - July 7, 2008
Please Note: the LEOFF 1 Coalition funded this case as a state wide significant need.
LEOFF
1 Graph.pdf - Raid of LEOFF 1 Retirement Plan
Complaint
061901.pdf - 2001
LEOFF
1 Release.pdf - Olympia Lawmakers illegally raid pension - 2001
The
Seattle Times - LEOFF 1 Retirees sue - 2001
The
Spokesman-Review
The LEOFF 1 Coalition website contains some files that come in a "pdf" format which requires Adobe's Acrobat
Reader in order to view and search through the documents. If you don't already have it, you can download it here. It's free from Adobe.
February 13th 2026
LEOFF I Coalition Board of Directors: 2026-2028
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President - Joe Dawson
Retired King County Sheriff's Deputy
President, Washington State Retired Deputy Sheriffs & Police Officers Association
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Secretary - Dave Reichert
Retired King County Sheriff,
Former U.S. Congressman (Washington State)
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Finance Secretary - Margo Turner
Ex Officio Board Member |
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Vice President John Zimmaro
Ret. Lacey Police Officer's
360-452-0558
njzimmaro@gmail.com
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Past President - Helen Surprenant
WA State Ret. Deputy Sheriff's
Beneficiary
360-870-3010
mshsuper@outlook.com |
| Board Members |
Diane Rule Erickson
WA State Ret. Deputy Sheriff's &
Police Officer's Association
Beneficiary
509-255-9156
cell: 509-496-0110 |
Jerald Birt
Ret. Seattle Fire Department Assistant Chief
jer.birt@gmail.com |
Dennis Hooper
Past President, LEOFF 1 Coalition
Past Vice President, LEOFF 1 Coalition
Board Member WA State Ret. Deputy Sheriff's &
Police Officer's Association
Beneficiary
509-255-9156
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Ex Officio Board Member/Executive Director - Joyce Willms
Phone: 360-790-9129
Email: joyce@leoff1coalition.org
Leoff1 Coalition
Physical Address:
407 West Bay Dr. NE
Olympia, WA 98502
Call Joyce at the LEOFF 1 Office (360-790-9129) for information on the next Board Meeting
Founder of the LEOFF I Coalition
Mark Curtis
Founder of the LEOFF I Coalition
Ret. Thurston Co. Sheriff's Office
WA State Ret. Deputy Sheriff's & Police Officer's Association |
Andy Wilson - Sr. Advisor (non-voting)
Co-Founder of the LEOFF I Coalition
Ret. King Co. Sheriff’s Office
Past President LEOFF1 Coalition
Past President WA State Ret. Deputy Sheriff’s &
Police Officer's Association |
Honorary Board Members
Dave Peery
Ret. Seattle Fire Dept.
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To contact a Board Member, call 360-790-9129 |
Click here to find out how to become a board member
