Representative David Day Appointed to

Committee on Government Accountability and Ethics Reform

Jefferson City – State Representative David Day (R-Dixon) will join eleven of his colleagues during the 2010 legislative session to look at changes to the way the legislature conducts business. Rep. Day was appointed to the House Special Standing Committee on Government Accountability and Ethics Reform by House Speaker Ron Richard (R-Joplin) on the first day of session. The Speaker established the committee to handle all ethics reform legislation proposed this session. 

            “It is an honor to be selected by the Speaker to serve on the committee that is charged with crafting legislation that will set the standards of how we conduct business in the Missouri Legislature,” said Rep. Day. “Unfortunately, because of the actions in the capitol of a few individuals, some Missourians have lost faith in their elected officials, and that must be addressed.  I look forward to working with my colleagues to draft comprehensive ethics reform that both sides of the aisle can be proud of”.

            In his opening address to the legislature, Speaker Richard said that the members of this committee must be ones of “outstanding character”.  All ethics reform legislation will be sent to the 12 member committee whose job will then be, according to Speaker Richard, “to create one bi-partisan piece of legislation that will restore the public’s trust in our chamber by seeking to remove even the appearance of impropriety”.

            “There’s a lot of work in store for the members of this committee.  I doubt there will be a committee in the capitol this year that has more people watching and more media attention than this one.  We have a job to do and we need to get it right the first time,” concluded Day.