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Originally published Friday, July 15, 2005 at 12:00 AM

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Socialist candidate can hide donor names

The Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission yesterday unanimously granted a request yesterday by a socialist candidate for mayor to conceal...

By Seattle Times staff

The Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission yesterday unanimously granted a request yesterday by a socialist candidate for mayor to conceal the names of his campaign donors from public disclosure.

Chris Hoeppner, a member of the Socialist Workers Party, had sought the exemption, citing a U.S. Supreme Court ruling which found exemptions appropriate if donors to candidates with unpopular political views could reasonably fear harassment if their names were made public.

Though the office of Seattle mayor is nonpartisan, Jim Lobsenz, Hoeppner's attorney, presented evidence that supporters of candidates identifying themselves as socialists have been threatened and harassed in Seattle and across the country.

Though some commissioners expressed discomfort with the notion of hiding donors' identities, they noted the city had already lost a federal court case after the commission denied a similar request by a socialist candidate in 2003.

The commission granted Hoeppner's request on a unanimous vote.

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