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Posted: 4:04 PM Sep 9, 2008
Ex-state senator accused of breaking ethics law
Former state Sen. David Fowler is accused of breaking a state law that prohibits lobbyists from making direct campaign donations to legislative candidates.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Former state Sen. David Fowler is accused of breaking a state law that prohibits lobbyists from making direct campaign donations to legislative candidates.
Fowler is registered as a lobbyist for Family Action of Tennessee, an organization which promotes conservative issues.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reports he is accused of giving $100 to Republican state Rep. Stacey Campfield, who represents Knoxville.
The state law forbidding direct donations from lobbyists to candidates was enacted as part of sweeping ethics reforms in 2006, while Fowler was in office.
Bruce Androphy, executive director of the Tennessee Ethics Commission, says violators of the law face civil penalties of up to $10,000.
Fowler and three other lobbyists accused of breaking the law are scheduled for an Oct. 28 hearing before the Ethics Commission in Nashville.
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(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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