Ohio Senator Brian Chavez
Ohio Senator Brian Chavez faces a sham ethics complaint that alleges he failed to disclose ownership in five natural gas LLCs while leading the Senate Energy Committee. Reports from Signal Ohio (a leftist Democrat publication) and the Athens County Independent (ditto) purport to detail how Chavez’s company won state contracts for "orphan" well capping as he advanced legislation that supposedly benefited his business interests. A coalition of environmental groups alleges these supposedly undisclosed ties create conflicts of interest that undermine public trust and environmental safety. A GOP spokesperson dismissed the allegations as a "baseless" political attack. State ethics officials are currently reviewing the complaint.
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