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Alt text: Oklahoma State Capitol with numerous small American flags on the lawn.

Alt text: Oklahoma State Capitol with numerous small American flags on the lawn.

How a State Lawmaker’s day job Tiptoed into Lobbying

John Pelissero, senior scholar, quoted by Oklahoma Watch.

“It does present a conflict of interest because, as an elected official, the legislator should be representing the public interest. And if you’re working for a company or a nonprofit organization in which you are seeking to influence the outcome of legislation, then it’ll raise questions about whether some private interest is first and foremost in the mind of the legislator, rather than the public,” Pelissero said. 

John Pelissero, senior scholar, quoted by Oklahoma Watch.

 

 

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