Alaska Republican Party Chief Says He Has No Plans to Resigns After Ethics

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Alaska Republican Party Chief Says He Has No Plans to Resigns After Ethics Settlement

By Dan Joling Associated Press Writer
Published: Jun 23, 2004


ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The chairman of Alaska's Republican Party acknowledged violating state ethics laws by doing partisan political work while he worked for a state board, but he said Wednesday he will not give up his political job.
As part of a settlement reached Tuesday with the state Department of Law, Randy Ruedrich acknowledged ethics violations and paid a $12,000 fine - thought to be the largest of its kind in state history.

Ruedrich, who resigned from his position on the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in November, said he wanted to spare himself the expense of continuing to fight accusations against him.

"When you're looking at a charge of this nature and taking it to the next step, the appeal process is a hugely expensive proposition as well as time-consuming," Ruedrich said. "I decided to settle rather than clarify some of these remaining issues."

Ruedrich acknowledged that while working for the commission, a regulatory agency that oversees underground operations of the state's oil industry, he sent a confidential memo to an attorney and lobbyist for a company developing methane gas.

Ruedrich also said he engaged in partisan political activity in his state office, and admitted conducting party business during regular working hours after promising not to do so.

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBCQN4AUVD.html

[AlecBGreen]

1. ah

what else did you expect from the party of personal responsibility? :shrug:

[mom cat]

2. DEFEAT!