Ethics Watchdog Files Hatch Act Complaint Against Energy Secretary Jennifer GranholmJacob Bliss27 Oct 20212
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Protect the Public’s Trust, an ethics watchdog group, filed a complaint against Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm with the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) to investigate an alleged violation of the Hatch Act by appearing at a campaign event for a Democrat candidate for Virginia governor.
The complaint filed with the OSC argued that the secretary allegedly violated the Hatch Act by appearing in her official capacity as a member of President Joe Biden’s cabinet early in the day — appearing at Virginia’s Portsmouth Marine Terminal to announce a wind turbine facility that will be built — then hours later delivered a campaign speech on behalf of Virginia gubernatorial candidate and former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) at the Fairfax County Democratic Committee’s event (FCDC Event) called, “Fairfax Meet and Greet with Jennifer Granholm.”
The complaint argued:
On October 25, Sec. Granholm appeared in her official capacity at Virginia’s Portsmouth Marine Terminal to announce a wind turbine facility to be built nearby (Turbine Event). Later that day, she delivered a campaign speech on behalf of McAuliffe at the Fairfax County Democratic Committee’s “Fairfax Meet and Greet with Jennifer Granholm” event (FCDC Event) in Fairfax, Virginia.
During the FCDC Event, Granholm reportedly referenced her work at the Department, discussing issues that fall under the auspices of DOE as well as specifically mentioning the Turbine Event held earlier that day, referred to President Biden as “my boss,” and drew stark comparisons between Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates that favored Terry McAuliffe.
In a tweet containing video from the FCDC Event, Katherine White, co-founder of a Network NOVA, tagged Sec. Granholm’s official, government account, not Granholm’s personal account. Network NOVA is a political group whose self-described purpose is “to take back our democracy by electing progressive candidates and holding them accountable once they are in office.”
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