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Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 July 2008 12:27 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 1 July 2008 12:27
From the News-Leader:
The most prominent lawmaker-political consultant is outgoing House Speaker Rod Jetton, a fellow Republican Kinder’s proposal takes aim at.
“I have been stewing on this for months and months and months,” Kinder said during a press conference outside the Greene County Courthouse.
State Treasurer Sarah Steelman first proposed a ban on lawmaking serving as political consultants during a June 13 Republican gubernatorial debate with U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof.
Jetton has been accused of using his power as the No. 1 House official to award legislative favors.
His current client, a freshmen state Rep. Bob Onder, who is running for Hulshof’s seat in Congress, landed his name on two prominent bills this session dealing with illegal immigration and abortion.
When Kinder was asked whether he thought Onder’s arrangement was unethical, the lieutenant governor replied, “no, I don’t.”