JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Former state Rep. Kevin Corlew’s testimony this week before a Missouri Senate committee is raising questions about whether he followed state laws prohibiting former lawmakers from quickly returning to lobby at the Statehouse.Corlew, a Kansas City Republican, resigned from the legislature in December to
avoid a new law banning lawmakers from returning as lobbyists for two years
after leaving office. However, he still is required to wait six months after the
end of his term to lobby.
The Kansas City Star reports Corlew testified Tuesday supporting legislation
pushed by a tort reform group. He says he testified only as an attorney, not as
a lobbyist.
But experts say Corlew’s testimony amounted to lobbying. Senate Majority Leader
Caleb Rowden, a Columbia Republican, says if someone wants to challenge Corlew’s actions, then “that’s a conversation for the ethics commission.”
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