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Senator objects to proposed counsel for Senate Ethics Committee, calls for impartial selection
Summary
Senator Heather Smith told colleagues she cannot accept the proposed counsel for the Ethics Committee, calling the person a "known partisan" and noting the draft contract lists the Senate president as the client; members debated who has hiring authority and whether staff counsel can suffice.
Senator Heather Smith told the Senate Ethics Committee on Jan. 27 that she was "not comfortable with that identified council," saying the person proposed as committee counsel has made public statements that she views as partisan and biased against the respondent.
"I am not comfortable with that identified council, and I'll tell you why," Smith said, adding that the proposed contract names the Senate president as the client rather than the committee. "The client that's identified in this…
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