EXCLUSIVE — Joy Hofmeister, the Democratic Oklahoma gubernatorial nominee and superintendent of public instruction in the Sooner State, pocketed campaign donations from an Education Department lawyer who brushed off the idea that she may have 'violated' state laws, records show.
EXCLUSIVE — Joy Hofmeister, the Democratic Oklahoma gubernatorial nominee and superintendent of public instruction in the Sooner State, pocketed campaign donations from an Education Department lawyer who brushed off the idea that she may have"violated" state laws, records show.
On the 2017 and 2018 filings, Clark reported he was a lawyer for Oklahoma's Board of Education, the six-member body that governs the Education Department and counts Hofmeister as chair. He reported on 2022 filings that he was a lawyer for the department. Tom Jones, executive director of the American Accountability Foundation, another ethics watchdog, said elected officials should"avoid soliciting or accepting donations from subordinates." A situation like this could create the perception of a"pay-to-play atmosphere in the office," said Jones.
In addition, the candidate could have violated a law holding that people cannot campaign"the use of public funds, property, or time to engage in activities designed to influence the results of an election for state office or a state question," said the lawyers.
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