The money went toward his successful campaign for a second term on the Arlington board; the Metro board had said it posed a conflict of interest. “That was a requirement we had if he were to continue on the board,” said Paul C. Smedberg, Metro board chairman who called the ethics committee into session Thursday. ADA similar misstep resulted in the resignation of former Metro board chairman Jack Evans in June. The Metro board insisted that Dorsey return the donation and forced him to give up his finance committee chairmanship, saying he improperly participated in board discussions involving union interests when he should have recused himself. ADDorsey served four years on the Metro board, and had been a voting member since mid-2018.

Source: Washington Post February 06, 2020 17:33 UTC