House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North
Reading) has appointed Representative Shawn Dooley (R-Norfolk) to serve as his
designee on the Task Force on Integrity in State and Local Government.
Created at the request of House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, the
task force will conduct an investigation and study of the existing legal and
regulatory framework governing the conduct of all state, county and municipal
elected officials, as well as appointed public employees. The investigation
will include a review of the state’s Conflict of Interest Law, the Financial
Disclosure Law, and the regulations of the State Ethics Commission.
“Representative Dooley brings a unique perspective to the
task force, having served in government at both the local and state levels,” said
Representative Jones. “Shawn’s experience
and expertise will be an asset to the task force as it works to identify ways
to clarify and strengthen the state’s ethics laws.”
Representative Dooley is one of six state legislators serving
on the 13-member task force, which is being co-chaired by the chairs of the
House and Senate Ethics Committees and the House and Senate chairs of the Joint
Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight. Other members serving on the task force
include Attorney General Maura Healey; the respective Chief Legal Counsels for
the Governor, the Senate and the House; and three members with expertise on
issues relating to ethics, public integrity or campaign finance who will be
appointed by Governor Charlie Baker, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg and
Speaker DeLeo.
The task force will file a report of its findings with the Governor,
Senate President and Speaker on or before March 15, 2017.
Representative Dooley represents the Ninth Norfolk District,
which is comprised of the towns of Norfolk, Plainville, Wrentham, Medfield,
Millis and Walpole. He previously served
as the Norfolk Town Clerk and as the Chairman of the Norfolk School Committee
before winning a special election in January of 2014.
