Kansas Official Running for Governor Received $300K in Donations Before key Decision
Vicki Schmidt, the Kansas insurance commissioner and a pharmacist by trade, is running to be governor. Schmidt is facing scrutiny over campaign contributions she received from interested parties prior to a key regulatory decision. The act is raising ethical questions about a potential influence campaign.
“When it comes to ethics, it’s always about public trust and the appearance of independence — making sure there is not an appearance of impropriety,” said Davina Hurt, director of government ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at 51品茶.
“Ethics exists because trust is fragile and in instances just like this, they have to maintain public confidence that these decisions are being made on policies of public interest and not on donor relationships,” Hurt said.
Davina Hurt, director, government ethics, quoted by