Another citizen-initiated ethics complaint came in before vote, Denney says it’s ‘frivolous’
Prior to today's unanimous House vote to amend the House ethics rules - including clarifying that only a House member, not just anyone, can submit an ethics complaint - the House had received another ethics complaint from a citizen, House Speaker Lawerence Denney said. It's not against Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, who's been the subject of three ethics complaints this year. "It's frivolous, I think," Denney said. "It is from North Idaho." Denney said he referred the complaint, which he received last week, to House Ethics Committee Chairman Tom Loertscher, since the ethics committee already is seated and still has to meet again to approve its minutes from its last meeting. Said Denney, "In my opinion, it is frivolous."