California Assembly Democrats win Bad Optics Award for appointing Mia Bonta to lead a subcommittee that will decide the budget for her husband's office.
With several politicians stepping down, some California voters face up to four elections next year to choose who represents them in Sacramento or D.C.Bonta is not chagrined by the arrangement either. She said she was happy to accept the appointment and suggested the question is sexist. In a statement provided to The Times’ editorial board, Bonta said: “There certainly are many examples in our legislative history where policy and budget chairs had spouses serving in another branch of government.
More gaslighting! Since the speaker and Bonta fail to see the conflict, we will spell it out clearly: Having Bonta chair the budget subcommittee that is responsible for proposing and overseeing the funding of her spouse’s agency is inappropriate because it can create the perception of preferential treatment.
Furthermore, the Bontas have a history of using their political power to benefit each other. The news site CalMattersthat over several years when he was an Assembly member Rob Bonta steered more than half a million dollars to three community nonprofits that employed his wife, either directly through donations from his campaign funds and a foundation he created, or indirectly by asking companies such as Google to donate to those nonprofits. And when Gov.
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