Sunday, September 24, 2006 TW: Adkins using contributions for rent
By MICK HINTON World Capitol Bureau
9/24/2006
OKLAHOMA CITY -- State Rep. Dennis Adkins is using campaign contributions to pay rent on a condominium that he purchased earlier this year in Oklahoma City.
The Tulsa Republican, who heads the powerful House Energy and Utility Regulation Committee, has received more than $150,000 in campaign contributions the past two years from oil and gas interests, ethics records show. Yet, he hasn't had a political race since 2002 and was unopposed this year.
Adkins said he believes it would be "unethical or illegal" to buy a condo with campaign funds.
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Posted at 9/24/2006 10:19:00 PM
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