LINCOLN- On Friday, the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission announced that it had found no probable cause in an alleged conflict of interest violation filed against Sen. Megan Hunt by Omaha-based attorney David Begley on March 24th. The violation alleged that Hunt had a conflict of interest in the outcome of LB574, which imposed restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors in Nebraska.

Begley, in filing the alleged violation, sought to investigate whether or not Hunt and her son, who is transgender, had a financial stake in the bill's outcome. In an 8-0 vote, the commission found no probable cause to support this allegation. "I'm happy the NADC saw the complaint for the frivolous political attack it was," said Hunt, "What worried me is seeing an increase in these attacks on trans people in this country and the families who love them."

According to the executive director of the NADC, Frank Daley, a conflict of interest that deals with financial benefit must be "reasonably foreseeable," and not based upon "remote, speculative, contingent, or uncertain" assertions. Responding to the ruling, Begley stated that just because a case is dismissed does not make it frivolous. People, according to Begley, can disagree on reasonable foreseeability. LB574, with an abortion restriction amendment attached to it, passed on a 33-15 vote.

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