The parents of former Alaska Rep. Vic Kohring, indicted for allegedly selling his vote on an oil pipeline proposal to Veco executives, have asked at least seven lobbyists for contributions to their son’s legal defense fund, KTUU reports, appearances be damned:
“I think if Rep. Kohring really wants to try and say he honestly wasn’t influenced illegally by this money, then I would find a different way to raise money than to ask lobbyists for it,” [House Speaker John Harris] said.