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47of74

(18,470 posts) Tue May 1, 2018, 01:54 PM May 2018

Reynolds Appoints Her Father to Panel That Vets Judges [View all]

Geez, that sounds kind of conflicty of interestey

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed her 78-year-old father to a six-year term on a panel that vets and recommends candidates for open judgeships.

Reynolds on Tuesday announced that she had appointed Charles Strawn of Saint Charles to the District 5A Judicial Nomination Commission, among two dozen other appointments to similar commissions.

The governor's announcement didn't mention that Strawn is her father, but press secretary Brenna Smith confirmed the relationship.

Smith says that Strawn was one of three applicants for two openings on the 10-member District 5A commission, which recommends judges who serve in Dallas, Guthrie, Jasper, Madison, Marion and Warren counties.

If there was a Democrat at Terrace Hill who did that the Republicans would never stop screaming about it.

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Reynolds Appoints Her Father to Panel That Vets Judges [View all] 47of74 May 2018 OP

Well, nepotism is OK for the White House so why not Terrace Hill. progressoid May 2018 #1

Continuing a long Republican tradition here in Iowa of laws being for other people... 47of74 May 2018 #2

She just doesn't get it rurallib May 2018 #3

I have my doubts and I've already got one foot out the door. 47of74 May 2018 #4

I think we had a conversation on this before rurallib May 2018 #5

Yeah I've heard that little f--k is looking at the governor's office again 47of74 May 2018 #6