| Advisory opinion request from Representative Blake Miguez concerning his employment with and receipt of products from firearms companies. |
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Rep. Blake Miguez has represented the USA in competitive pistol shooting in numerous world competitions since 1994. In 2012, Rep. Miguez won a team and individual Gold medal as a member of the U.S. Men's shooting team. In 2017, he again qualified as a member of the U.S. Men's shooting team, earning a Gold medal at the World Shoot event in France.
Rep. Miguez stated that, prior to his election to the State Legislature in 2015, he received products such as guns, ammunition, and other competition related items in exchange for real world testing and reviews. On occasion, he placed a company's logo on his competitive shooting jerseys. Rep. Miguez stated that while he may have won monetary prizes and awards in connection with the various competitive shooting events, he is not employed by or have any formal business relationships with businesses in the firearms industry. To his knowledge, none of the companies are involved in any type of lobbying activity in the State of Louisiana.
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La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) provides that no public servant and no legal entity in which the public servant exercises control or owns an interest in excess of twenty-five percent, shall receive any thing of economic value for or in consideration of services rendered, or to be rendered, to or for any person during his public service unless such services are: (d) Neither performed for nor compensated by any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationships with the public servant's agency;
La. R.S. 42:1115A(1) prohibits a public servant from soliciting or accepting, directly or indirectly, any thing of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person has or is seeking to have a contractual, business or financial relationship with the public servant's agency.
La. R.S. 42:1115A(2) prohibits a public servant from soliciting or accepting, directly or indirectly, any thing of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person is seeking, for compensation, to influence the passage or defeat of legislation by the pubic servant's agency.
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Adopt the proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
David Bordelon |
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