Matt Larson, Snoqualmie’s mayor from 2006 to 2021, however, said that Lux’s and Shepard’s behavior weighed heavily on city staff’s morale. Although the city never took legal action against Lux while Larson was mayor, he noted that staff spent “hundreds, if not thousands, of hours” on “frivolous” public records requests. The two women would attack his and other public officials’ character when officials disagreed with their corruption allegations, which Larson described as conspiracies.

“My people feel bad about not doing their jobs. Why doesn’t she just let it go? I bet she’s just lying.”