Lobbyists: Alabama House speaker sought help getting job
Source: Associated Press
Lobbyists: Alabama House speaker sought help getting job
Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Updated 1:48 pm, Friday, June 3, 2016
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard's requests to prominent lobbyists to help him find work took center stage in testimony Friday as the second week of his ethics trial draws to a close.
The daughter of former Gov. Bob Riley and the head of a state business association testified that Hubbard reached out to them looking for help finding work after losing his primary job.
Prosecutors said the requests were improper because Hubbard was soliciting financial favors from people with business before the Alabama legislature. But the longtime political allies of the speaker tried to push back during questioning by a prosecutor, saying they wanted to help Hubbard because he was a close friend and they thought he was skilled marketer and strategist.
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Hubbard faces 23 ethics charges accusing him of using his political positions to make money and solicit employment, investment and financial favors from lobbyists. Many of the charges relate to Hubbard's efforts to find work after being laid off from Auburn's IMG Sports Network.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Testimony-resumes-in-Alabama-House-speaker-s-7961042.php
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Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard
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