Records: Ohio House office aided legislative group

[highplainsdem]

Source: NECN

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds of emails were sent through an Ohio lawmaker's office last year to arrange free meals and other perks for legislators from lobbyists at events sponsored by the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council, records show.

The Ohio House scheduler was asked to arrange session dates around council events and obliged, raising questions about the council's sway at the Statehouse.

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Activities for Ohio lawmakers were coordinated through GOP state Rep. John Adams of Sidney and his aide, Kara Joseph. Adams was the council's legislative chairman in Ohio, and he and Joseph were dubbed, respectively, the council's legislator and volunteer of the year.

In emails, Joseph acted as liaison among council staff, Ohio lobbyists and lawmakers attending the conference — creating individual itineraries of lobbyist events for individual lawmakers. Those included a cigar night at "the Mount Rushmore of bars" hosted by Ohio lobbyist Sean Dunn's firm and a dinner at ritzy Antoine's hosted by the Ohio Petroleum Council and BP.

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Read more: http://www.necn.com/08/16/12/Conservative-group-at-work-in-Ohio-recor/landing_nation.html

[WCGreen]

1. Why didn't they just use a cell phone....

Jesus H. Christ, these people are morons...

Hell there is a cafeteria in that building. She could have gone there to make the phone calls.

[Historic NY]

2. They think they are entitled.