Senate Republicans file ethics complaint against Champion

Senate GOP files ethics complaint against Senate President Bobby Joe Champion AlphaNews.org

Share This StoryMinnesota Senate Republicans filed a formal ethics complaint Friday against Senate President Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis, alleging serious conflicts of interest stemming from his work as a legislator and attorney. The complaint notes that Champion authored bills steering state funds to an organization led by Rev. Jerry McAfee, who he represented as a private attorney. GOP lawmakers raise concerns about public trust “This …

GOP files ethics complaint against Minnesota Senate president over conflict of interest concerns

MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion violated the chamber’s rules when he helped steer state funds to a former legal client, Senate GOP lawmakers allege in an ethics complaint filed Friday.

Ethics complaint targeting Senate President highlights long-term auditor complaint

Senate Republicans have filed an ethics complaint against DFL Senate President Bobby Joe Champion claiming a conflict of interest in him advocating for violence prevention non-profits that later received grants.

Minnesota Senate Republicans file ethics complaint against Champion

Minnesota Senate Republicans filed an ethics complaint against Senate President Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis, arguing that he used his elected position to steer funding for his legal client. The Reformer first reported last week that Champion, a practicing attorney, had…

Champion directed public funds to another nonprofit he later did legal work for, records show • Minnesota Reformer

Senate President Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis, recently stepped down from the ethics subcommittee after the Reformer reported he steered millions in public funds to a legal client. Champion maintains the work was pro-bono, and that it concluded just before the start of the legislative session during which he spearheaded $3 million in state grants to […]

Champion directed public funds to another nonprofit he later did legal work for, records show

Senate President Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis, recently stepped down from the ethics subcommittee after the Reformer reported he steered millions in public funds to a legal client. Champion maintains the work was pro-bono, and that it concluded just before the…