FRANKFORT, Ky. — A deal has been reached in the ethics case against embattled state Rep. Daniel Grossberg avoiding public testimony and putting an end to proceedings in the state’s Capitol.
Under terms of the agreement, which was reached on Feb. 2 during a Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission meeting, Grossberg, who represents House District 30, agreed to a finding that he “may have violated the Legislative Ethics Code” and “denies violations but acknowledges that the Commission had probable cause to proceed to an adjudicatory hearing” over the allegations.
In the agreement, Grossberg acknowledged he “may have violated” the code during a discussion over “legislative matters related to gender transition policy, while consuming alcohol,” where he “asked the transgender activist to describe her own gender experience.”
He also denied “misconduct but stipulates there may be sufficient evidence” to find a violation in regard to an allegation that he’d used his position as a state legislator to threaten a Louisville strip club owner.
A third claim that he’d offered improper aid to a potential donor interested in the state catering vendor list in exchange for campaign contributions was dismissed.
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