Northwest Iowa — A northwest Iowa native who has sometimes registered as a statehouse lobbyist, was called a liar and immoral, but the Iowa House Ethics Committee has dismissed a complaint against Iowa Gun Owners Executive Director, Aaron Dorr.
The complaint alleged Dorr was telling members of his group that he was lobbying lawmakers, but while Dorr has registered as a lobbyist in the past, he did not this year. Representative Rob Taylor of Adel is chairman of the House Ethics Committee.
That’s because Dorr gave documents to the committee saying he had not been designated as a lobbyist for Iowa Gun Owners and wasn’t being paid to be its executive director. Taylor says unless the committee decided to issue a subpeona for Dorr’s tax returns and bank records, they’ll have to accept that explanation.
The six-member House Ethics Committee unanimously voted to dismiss the complaint against the Iowa Gun Owners executive director. Dorr has been criticized on a few occasions during debate in the Iowa House. This happened as the House was preparing to vote on the expansive gun rights bill that became law this spring.
That was Representative Matt Windschitl of Missouri Valley. The laughter and applause came from other members of the House. Dorr did not attend Monday’s House Ethics Committee meeting. Dorr is at his son’s baseball game and is not immediately available for comment.
