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Minnesota House Republicans Plan to File Ethics Complaint Against DFL Rep. Alex Falconer over Lobbying Ties
- Minnesota House DFL leaders announced Monday they will file ethics complaints against Republican Representatives Elliott Engen and Walter Hudson, citing allegations of skipping official duties to drink and Engen's subsequent DWI arrest.
- Engen and Hudson left the House Education Finance Committee meeting early on March 26, then were photographed consuming alcohol at a St. Paul restaurant before returning to the Capitol for floor votes.
- White Bear Lake Police arrested Engen for DWI on March 27, recording a 0.142% blood alcohol level at the scene, while Hudson surrendered a concealed 9mm pistol to officers during the traffic stop.
- House Speaker Lisa Demuth reportedly removed both representatives from their committee assignments, though House DFL Leader Zack Stephenson criticized the move as "not even a slap on the wrist."
- Under House rules, the Speaker must forward the ethics complaint to the House Ethics Committee within seven days for review, with the legislative session concluding on May 18.
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Complaint: Was Rep. Hudson's BAC above legal limit while carrying weapon on House floor?
Reps. Jamie Long (DFL-Minneapolis) and Samantha Sencer-Mura (DFL-Minneapolis) have filed ethics complaints April 7 against Reps. Walter Hudson (R-Albertville) and Elliot Engen (R-White Bear Lake) in connection with a widely-circulated social media post of the two “boozing at Burger Moes”…
Ethics complaints filed against three Minnesota House members
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Minnesota House DFL members have filed ethics complaints against Republican Reps. Elliott Engen and Walter Hudson after Engen’s drunk driving arrest last month. Hudson was a passenger in the vehicle. DFL Rep. Sam Sencer-Mura and House DFL Floor Leader Jamie Long allege the men left a committee hearing on a bipartisan bill addressing student absenteeism to go drink at a bar. Engen was stopped hours later for speeding, expir…
MN House Democrats to file ethics complaint against Reps. Engen, Hudson
Potential consequences are rolling in for Republican state Reps. Elliott Engen of White Bear Lake and Walter Hudson of Albertville, following a DWI for Engen and the two allegedly drinking on the job last week.
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