April 25, 2013 5:27 PM

HK: MQ SULLIVAN HAS NOT REGISTERED AS LOBBYIST FOR THREE YEARS

Matter referred by Public Integrity to County Attorney

Even some lawmakers presumed to be sympathetic to Michael Quinn Sullivan’s politics have told QR that they are surprised and disturbed by what they describe as his lobby tactics this session. Not only does Sullivan send out regular vote advisories but in some instances, they report that he begins robo-calling in districts after votes on amendments but before the final vote on a bill. In particular, they point to the vote on the “cease and desist” language that Sullivan opposed in the PUC sunset bill and subsequent robocalls into Republican districts as an example.

It’s one thing to stake out a position, advise members and score a voting record for an end of session report card. Many groups do.

But generally speaking they are all represented by registered lobbyists. That is not the case with Sullivan.

By Harvey Kronberg