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Arizona House Ethics Committee will hold hearing on complaint against Rep. Leezah Sun

The Ethics Committee at the Arizona House of Representatives will hold a hearing later this month to investigate an ethics complaint filed against West Valley lawmaker Leezah Sun. 

Democratic leaders in the House filed the ethics complaint against Sun, a fellow Democrat, on Nov. 3  over allegations she harassed City of Tolleson employees and interfered in a court-ordered transfer of child custody on behalf of a friend.

In a response to the complaint, Sun’s attorney  downplayed claims she harassed or threatened the Tolleson employees. He admitted Sun intervened in the custody case but denied a second allegation that she claimed to represent Attorney General Kris Mayes while doing so.

A House attorney sent a letter to ethics committee members notifying them that the committee will hold a hearing on Dec. 19 to consider the complaint. 

Rep. Joseph Chaplik (R-Scottsdale), who chairs the Ethics Committee, asked members to submit the names of witnesses they would like to see testify before the committee, along with proposed questions, according to the letter.

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Wayne Schutsky is a broadcast field correspondent covering Arizona politics on KJZZ. He has over a decade of experience as a journalist reporting on local communities in Arizona and the state Capitol.