Sunshine Docket

Sen. Noel Frame

D-36 | Vice Chair of Finance, Ways & Means | Managing Partner, Uncommon Bridges
Conflict

Summary

Frame has two structurally independent conflicts. First, she is the Managing Partner of Uncommon Bridges, a consulting firm that contracts with the Department of Commerce and the Office of Equity, while she controls Commerce's budget through Ways & Means. Second, her spouse earns $500K-$750K from Google while she sponsors SB 5708, which directly regulates Google's platforms. Zero recusals filed on either conflict.

The pipeline: Work at consulting firm → get elected → firm builds portfolio of government clients while you serve → move into the committee that controls those clients' budgets → firm income depends on agencies you fund.

Income

WhoSourceRoleIncome
SpouseGoogle LLCSoftware Developer$500K-$750K
FilerUncommon BridgesManaging Partner$60K-$100K
FilerWA State SenateState Senator$30K-$60K
FilerRental incomeLandlord$0-$30K
SpouseCharles SchwabDividends$0-$30K

The Uncommon Bridges Pipeline

YearEvent
2016Frame joins BDS Planning (now Uncommon Bridges)
2022HB 1724 passes 96-1, creating PSH Advisory Committee at Commerce. Frame votes yes.
2022-23Commerce hires Uncommon Bridges to manage the committee HB 1724 created.
2025Frame given Vice Chair of Finance on Ways & Means, controlling Commerce's budget.
Aug 2025Frame formally named Managing Partner. Firm has 16 employees.

Additional confirmed Commerce contracts: DEIR assessment, housing policy working group, condo conversion review. A public records request to Commerce for contract values and procurement methods is pending.

Google: SB 5708

Frame sponsors SB 5708 ("Protecting Washington Children Online"), which regulates platforms like Google's YouTube. Google maintains 5 registered lobbyists in Olympia (2025-2026). The bill passed the Senate 36-12. Frame did not recuse despite her household's $500K-$750K dependency on Google.

Verification

F1 Disclosure

data.wa.gov/resource/ehbc-shxw.json?id=127634

Google Lobbyists

data.wa.gov/resource/xhn7-64im.json?$where=employer_name like '%Google LLC%'

HB 1724

app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1724&Year=2022