A Washington state senator praised the Cambodian government last year. Then it gave him a $500,000 lobbying contract.

WASHINGTON STATE SENATOR WILL LOBBY FOR CAMBODIA: Doug Ericksen, a sitting Washington state senator, has registered to lobby for the Cambodian government. Ericksen, a Republican, registered as a foreign agent along with Jay Rodne, a former Washington state representative who left office earlier this year, through a company called PacRim Bridges LLC. Ericksen and Rodne will meet “with US Officials, electeds at both the federal and state levels, and administrative officials to promote improved relations between the USA and the Kingdom of Cambodia,” according to a Justice Department filing.

Ericksen visited Cambodia twice last year, including a trip in July with other state lawmakers, to observe the country’s elections

Ericksen told The Seattle Times that the voting process was “amazingly transparent” and “incredibly well conducted” and that he planned to submit a report to Cambodia’s National Election Committee saying so.
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