Skip to main content
Home  / About the Legislature  / Ethics  / Ethics complaint opinions  / 2026 – No. 11

Complaint Opinion 26-11

Date
05/13/2026
Number
2026 – No. 11
Topic
Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Respondent
Rep. Walsh
Question/Complaint

Did Respondent violate the Ethics Act by posting on his campaign Facebook account negative comments about people who have disagreed with him?

Summary

No. The Board lacks jurisdiction over posts legislators make on campaign social media accounts.

Document
ETHICSCOM2026.11 (PDF 57.93 Kilobytes)
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙