The focus of the media reports was Siebert's ability to persuade council members to overrule their own staff's recommendations to benefit his clients. He said his lobbying prompted newspaper articles that his opponent then distributed during the campaign as direct mail pieces. Together, they led to his surprising loss. He apologized for lobbying during the campaign and promised not to lobby again, but it was too late. Jones said her criticism of Siebert's lobbying resonated with voters who were fed up with government scandals in Congress, the White House and their own City Hall.
Ethics are very much at the forefront.
I think that people just have had it. People wanted a change and they spoke loud and clear. If Jones gets past Democratic challenger Michael Zapper in November, she said, she plans to introduce a bill that would prevent legislators from working as lobbyists in their home districts. It is a no-brainer to me and to a lot of other people. E.W. Scripps Publications , All Rights Reserved.