The House Subcommittee on Legislative Ethics found probable cause against Alaska Representative Jamie Allard for posting a fundraiser invitation while the legislature was in session, but decided no further action was necessary.
The House Subcommittee of the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics has determined that further corrective action is unnecessary regarding an ethics complaint involving Rep. Jamie Allard, R-Eagle River. The House Subcommittee found probable cause on Nov. 12 against Allard, who was alleged to have posted an invitation to a fundraiser on March 8, 2024, when the Alaska Legislature was in session.
According to a release issued Thursday, the committee received the complaint on March 29 regarding a posted invitation on Allard’s Facebook page to a fundraiser for two candidates for the Anchorage School Board. The invitation listed Allard as a co-host. The violation was confirmed through a screenshot from her Facebook page, an email from Rep. Allard, and a candidate promoting the campaign event on the Representative’s social media account. It states a legislator is prohibited from soliciting or accepting contributions, or promises, or pledges to make contributions for another candidate in a municipal, state, or federal office while either house of the legislature is in regular or special session. This applies to elections for municipal, state, or federal office. According to the release, a preliminary examination established on June 10, 2024, did not outline any further investigative measures. Furthermore, no new information was found that would warrant broadening the investigation or considering any new allegations. Due to Allard’s removal of the post on the same day as the violation occurred — along with her apology for her lack of knowledge regarding what “legislators can and can’t do” — the committee concluded that no further corrective measures were needed for this “inadvertent violation.
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