[StBernard] Foster Campbell: A Proven Record of Ethics Reform

[Westley Annis]

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	  	 Foster Campbell Pledges -
and Delivers - On Ethics Reform in Politics 

         Gubernatorial candidate Foster Campbell said Tuesday his pledge to
voters to press for ethics reform is backed by a record of support for such
initiatives in the Legislature and at the Public Service Commission.

          "As I have said throughout this campaign, voters should be told
what you've done before you tell them what you will do," Campbell said.

          Soon after Campbell joined the PSC in January 2003, the commission
was criticized in a legislative audit for numerous instances of
commissioners and staff being entertained by utility companies regulated by
the PSC.

          "Though I was not a commissioner during the audited period, I knew
the PSC had to respond to regain the public's confidence."  

          Campbell asked his fellow commissioners to pass a rule banning all
entertainment and gifts from utility representatives.  The measure failed,
but a rule requiring utilities to report all such expenditures passed.

          At the same time Campbell succeeded in passing a rule banning the
employment of commissioners and family members by utilities.  Upon his
initiative and to provide more public scrutiny of the PSC, the commission
now holds meetings throughout the state, instead of only in Baton Rouge.

         In his campaign for Governor Campbell has pledged to press the
Legislature to pass ethics legislation during his first year in office.

          Campbell said he supports the movement by the LA Ethics 1
coalition and Blueprint Louisiana to require financial disclosure by
legislators and other officials.

          "It's past time for Louisiana citizens to know how their elected
officials earn their living and to make sure that their decisions are based
on the welfare of the state, not on their own financial situation," Campbell
said.

          Campbell said he would also propose legislation banning gifts to
legislators, providing stronger protection to whistleblowers and increasing
access to public records.

         Campbell, who served for 27 years in the State Senate, also pledged
to push the Legislature to ban lobbyists from the floors of the House and
Senate.

          "Lobbyists serve a purpose, but they shouldn't be breathing down
the necks of legislators attempting to do the public's business.  Let them
take a step back."

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Schedule for the Week:

Event:           Tuesday Morning Breakfast Group
Date:            Tuesday, August 28, 2007 
Time:            8:00AM to 9:00AM

Details:         SHREVEPORT - A weekly political gathering.

Location:       Brother's Seafood, 500 Clyde Fant Pkwy., #200. 

Contact:        For more information, please contact Lloyd Thompson 
                      at 318-221-2344 or contact our Shreveport Headquarters
                      at 318-681-1022.

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Event:           Alexandria Meet and Greet 
Date:            Wednesday, August 29, 2007 
Time:            5:00PM to 7:00PM

Details:         ALEXANDRIA - an informal gathering to meet and talk
                      with Foster Campbell.

Location:      Alexandria City Hall.

Contact:        For more information, please contact Ms. Sibal Holt
                      at 225-341-9724.