LINCOLN- On Wednesday, Sen. Megan Hunt confirmed that she was under formal investigation for an alleged conflict of interest stemming from her opposition to LB574. Frank Daley, executive director of the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission hand-delivered the complaint to Hunt, which was devised by Omaha-based attorney David Begley.

The Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission requires that all public officials and employees disclose potential conflicts of interest in writing, and David Begley alleged that Sen. Hunt's opposition to LB574, which would ban gender-affirming care for minors, is in the direct interest of her child, who is transgender. "The point isn't that I could gain financially if my kid has rights," Hunt told her colleagues on the floor, "The point is the harassment."

Multiple senators spoke out against the allegations, including Republican Sen. Tom Brandt, who said that Nebraskans elected "49 good people" and that "family is off limits." Continuing, Brandt said that he does "not endorse this offensive complaint. It is so far out of bounds that it does not merit discussion." Sen. John Cavanaugh, an attorney, argued that the investigation is a "deliberate and clear attempt" to harass Hunt. Sen. Wendy DeBoer came to Hunt's defense as well, saying that many senators have conflicts, many of which are not identified. "So if Senator Hunt is going to get a conflict or a NADC file against her, then I should too," said DeBoer.

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