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Senate leadership refers ethics complaint on Sen. Hawkes Lewis and appoints five-member ethics committee
Summary
Senate President James R. Coleman, Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez and Minority Leader Paul Lindeen announced an ethics complaint filed against Senator Hawkes Lewis and formed a five-member Senate Committee on Ethics, appointing three majority and two minority members and setting a 10-day response deadline once the committee is fully appointed.
On Jan. 21, 2025, Senate leadership announced receipt of an ethics complaint naming Senator Hawkes Lewis and initiated a formal ethics review process under Senate Rule 43, including formation of a five-member Senate Committee on Ethics.
The complaint, filed Jan. 10, 2025, by Haley Shea McMorrow of the Political Workers Guild of Colorado on behalf of Lee Davis, Luke Dozier, Louis Echeverri, Lacey McGinty and Molly Stawanaga, triggered the requirement under Senate Rule 43 that the Senate appoint a committee to review the allegation, a letter from the president and party leaders says.
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