Former Washington state House candidate faces felony voter fraud charges

Republican John Ley, who drew headlines in spring 2022 when he filed his candidacy using a friend’s address, is set for trial on Nov. 28
John Ley wanted to court voters. Now, he’s just going to court.

Eighteen months after he filed to run for a Washington state House seat, Ley, 68, is facing two criminal charges of felony voter fraud. He’s set to go before a judge Nov. 28.

The Republican drew headlines in spring 2022 when he filed his candidacy. Although he had owned a two-storey home in Camas, Washington, for more than two decades, he used a new address to run for an open seat in a district near the city of Battle Ground, about 15 miles north of Camas.