Annie Lam's consulting business has flourished during her husband's unusually long tenure as speaker.
A new, hopeful era is beginning in California’s Capitol as a debilitating period ends.
The arrangement is legal, and Lam said her success has nothing to do with her husband’s job. Rendon said his wife’s employment has not affected his decisions as speaker or how he votes on legislation. A spokesperson for the League of California Cities said Lam helps support the group’s diversity goals and does not lobby on bills.
“It’s not a terrible thing for her to be employed in that way, presuming that she has that expertise to give that advice,” said Ann Ravel, a former member of the Federal Election Commission and former chair of the state watchdog agency, the California Fair Political Practices Commission. This is not the first time interests that lobby California politicians have forged financial ties with political spouses, prompting concerns about undue influence. Senate leader Toni Atkins, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, all Democrats, have faced similar scrutiny, while several lawmakers are married to people who work for organizations that lobby the Legislature or have a financial stake in legislation.
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