Bass Ethical Misconduct: The Reviews Are In
The late-campaign airing of allegations of ethical misconduct in the race for an open New Hampshire House seat could produce the rare spectacle of a member of Congress facing an ethics investigation shortly after entering office.
Former Rep. Charlie Bass (R-N.H.) doesn’t have a large margin of error in his bid for his old job back. He’s effectively tied at the moment with Democrat Ann McLane Kuster. That may change, however, after news broke that he bought stock in New England Wood Pellet while in Congress and later helped set up a meeting between company executives and a Bush administration official — a possible violation of House ethics rules.
Mary Boyle, a spokeswoman for the non-profit advocacy group Common Cause, which promotes ethics and transparency, said that if Bass were to be elected, there would be grounds for an ethics investigation once he was in office again.
Big boost for libs? In a move that could help Dems in a race that’s hugely important to liberal groups, GOP House candidate Charlie Bass of New Hampshire — who’s being challenged by liberal darling Ann McLane Kuster — is now under scrutiny for work he may have done to benefit a company in which he owned stock.
Even Fox News:
A Republican ex-congressman trying to win his seat back in New Hampshire is denying allegations that he may have “used his office” to build his stock portfolio, a charge that comes after his once-robust poll numbers took a downward turn.
