Legislative Ethics Board Advisory Opinions
Topic
Fundraising by Legislators as part of Outside Employment
Issue/Question
LEB Opinion Issue/Question
Would it be a violation of the Ethics in Public Service Act for a legislator, as part of his or her outside employment, to fundraise on behalf of that outside employer?
Summary
LEB Opinion Summary
It is a violation of the Act for legislators, even without the use of state resources, to solicit a lobbyist or lobbyist employer for a donation to the legislators’ outside employer. It is not automatically a violation of the Act for legislators, without the use of state resources, to solicit donations for their outside employer provided the legislators do not use their positions or their legislative titles in doing so.
Document
LEB Advisory Opinion Document