EVERETT—The Washington Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) has opened an investigation into embattled Everett City Council District 4 Candidate Niko Battle after Ministerial Treasurer to the Friends of Niko Battle campaign, Jacob Read, officially filed a complaint that alleges “severe and repeated campaign finance violations.”

“Over the course of my tenure at Friends of Niko Battle (FoNB), it became increasingly clear that Niko’s requests for campaign finance records alterations were not well-meaning misunderstandings, but a malicious attempt to undermine the regulations set out in the RCW and WAC,” Read opened in his seven-page complaint.

Read resigned from Battle’s campaign on August 5, 2025, and is now requesting “a full and proper investigation.”

“I felt compelled to resign, and now

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