7/27/2019 Statement of Peter Waldron
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Statement of Peter WaldronConcerning Finding of Probable
Cause
Against Iowa State Senator Kent Sorenson
Today the Special Counsel appointed by the Iowa Supreme
Court found probable cause for my allegation that Sen. Kent
Sorenson violated Iowa Senate Ethics Rule 6 which forbids
payment
to a sitting senator for his or her endorsement of a
presidential
candidate in the Iowa caucuses. I am pleased to be vindicated
but
naturally regret that the Iowa first-in-the-nation caucus
position has
been soiled by the events uncovered by the Special Counsel.
I outlined many of my concerns in my book Bachmannistan:
Behind the Lines but the investigation was ongoing at the time
of its
publication. This, then, is my first opportunity to comment.
The people of Iowa must now change the ethics rules by which
they control the behavior of their senators in both parties.
No
payments of any kind, directly or indirectly, can flow to
senators if
Iowa wishes to preserve it unique role in the presidential
nominating
system in America. I wish them well.
