By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services
Key Points:
- Gov. Hobbs launches political attack on Sen. T.J. Shope over government contracts
- Shope received over $4,900 in meals and entertainment from lobbyists last year
- The attack is a response to Hobbs’ own reform proposal being rejected by Senate
Upset by his refusal to accept her plan for accountability in government contracts over his, Gov. Hobbs is launching a political attack on Sen. T.J. Shope.
Gubernatorial staffers have prepared a list showing that the Coolidge Republican was the beneficiary of more than $4,900 in meals and other entertainment last year from lobbyists. That number comes from reports that lobbyists are required to file.
And press aide Liliana Soto, when sending that report to the media, pointed out that none of that showed up in the annual financial disclosure statement that Shope and all elected officials are required to file. That statement specifically requires the disclosure of all gifts with a cumulative value of more than $500.
Soto, however, refused to say whether any of what Shope failed to list actually runs afoul of state financial disclosure laws.
