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Prohibited: Rep Grayson Conducted Campaign Interview From Official Office
Washington Free Beacon ^ | July 20, 2015 1:20 pm | Joe Schoffstall

Posted on 07/20/2015 9:49:51 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson’s decision to partake in an interview about his Senate candidacy may have violated congressional ethics rules, according to experts on the matter.

On the morning Grayson announced that he would enter the Florida Democratic primary for Senate, the Orlando congressman conducted a campaign-related interview from a computer in his congressional office. The online video interview, which aired July 9 on Huffington Post Live, focused on Grayson’s decision to enter the Florida Senate race.

Engaging in campaign activity—including interviews—within an official office is prohibited, according to former in-house counsel and ethics adviser to senior members of House leadership and House Ethics Rules. …

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: alangrayson; campaign; district9; florida; houseethics; illegal; osceolacounty; whoops
The guy is in office again because of gerrymandering and with leadership like Boehner, why is he going to worry about ethics rules?
1 posted on 07/20/2015 9:49:51 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

It’s OK, he’s a Democrat.


2 posted on 07/20/2015 9:50:40 PM PDT by headstamp 2
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To: Olog-hai

We need to convince Allen West to run against this turd.


3 posted on 07/20/2015 10:07:17 PM PDT by clintonh8r
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To: Olog-hai

There is creepy, and then there is a Grayson-level creepiness. He is a nasty, odious man.


4 posted on 07/20/2015 10:11:52 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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“He is a nasty, odious man.”

You are being too kind! He’s pond scum!


5 posted on 07/20/2015 10:27:20 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: clintonh8r

Allen moved to Texas.


6 posted on 07/21/2015 1:56:17 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Really. I don’t blame him but how in the heck did I miss that? Florida’s loss, for sure.


7 posted on 07/21/2015 7:43:30 AM PDT by clintonh8r
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To: clintonh8r

He probably got tired of South Florida Charley Crist republicans.


8 posted on 07/21/2015 8:05:21 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: Olog-hai

Was there any controlling legal authority?


9 posted on 07/21/2015 3:43:55 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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