Not exact matches
That legislation would prohibit a
statewide elected official or any legislator from awarding a state grant to a non-profit or business at which the
elected official or anyone related to them holds a legal, official or volunteer
position.
Regents are
elected by the Legislature, and there are four incumbents up for re-election in March; two of the seats are
statewide positions, and the other two are for candidates from Staten Island and the Capital Region.
That law states: «No
statewide elected official, state officer or employee, member of the Legislature or legislative employee may participate in any decision to hire, promote, discipline or discharge a relative for any compensated
position at, for, or within any state agency, public authority, or the Legislature.»
In 2010, Sharon was
elected, in a
statewide vote, as the President of the Utah Education Association and served in this
position for a total of six years.
Eastin was
elected twice as schools chief, and served in the
statewide position for eight years between 1994 and 2002.