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)