Complaint Opinion 20-12

Date

01/30/2021

Number

2020 – No. 12

Topic

Use of State Property for Private Gain

Respondent

Sen. Kevin Van De Wege

Question/Complaint

Does it violate the special privileges prohibition in the Ethics Act to sponsor a bill that would benefit an organization to which the Respondent’s brother belongs?

Summary

No. Introducing and lobbying for the passage of legislation is at the heart of legislative activity.

Document

ETHICSCOM2020.12 (PDF 1.49 Megabytes)