https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/04/politics/john-hickenlooper-ethics-hearing/Colorado's Independent Ethics Commission ruled on Friday that former Gov. John Hickenlooper, who's running for Senate, twice violated ethics laws in 2018.
The commission was considering a complaint by a conservative group claiming that Hickenlooper violated the state's gift ban while he was governor. Hickenlooper had denied the charges.
The commission on Friday tossed out four of the six allegations against Hickenlooper, but found that he had violated the rules against accepting gifts when he accepted a flight and fancy dinners, the Denver Post reported.
The ruling comes the day after Hickenlooper was found in contempt for declining to appear at the ethics hearing and several weeks before he faces a June 30 Democratic primary against former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff. The winner will face Republican Sen. Cory Gardner in one of the most competitive elections of the year. In 2016, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump in the state by 5 points.
Hickenlooper literally ignored the subpeona.
I'd have to say now that this race is Lean D with him, Likely D with Romanoff.
