House Administration Committee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and three Democratic members of the panel have a conflict of interest because each is represented by Marc Elias, according to Republican critics. “We write to bring to your attention to a serious conflict of interest regarding Marc Elias, an attorney with the law firm Perkins Coie,” said Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), the ranking minority member of the administration committee in a March 19 letter to Lofgren. “In the election contests currently before us, Mr. Elias simultaneously represents Members of the Committee, the triers of fact and law, and parties to these contests, an arrangement clearly prohibited by attorney ethics rules and obligations,” the letter said. Also signing the letter were the other two Republicans on the committee, Representatives Barry Loudermilk of Georgia and Brian Steil of Wisconsin. Elias and the Seattle-based Perkins Coie law firm frequently represent Democratic campaigns and candidates in …