Last week, Wes Gullett received a lot of attention for being a lobbyist. First, he said he would keep stock in his company – something that would have been a ridiculous conflict of interest. In the end, he finally said that he would give up his lobbying firm if he were elected mayor.
It was probably his hope, and the hope of the Republic, that would be enough to end the issue. Not so fast.
Greg Stanton has continued to take Gullett to task for his lobbyist background, this time, calling into question Gullett failing to declare a conflict of interest on votes while he was on the Phoenix Planning Commission. Here is a great wrap up on this issue.
Lobbying firm or not, can the voters trust Gullett to do the right thing? He has painted himself as an outsider – but most call him the ultimate insider. If he has made questionable calls before – what would change when he is setting the agenda?
