Nebraska state Sen. Megan Hunt, a Democrat, is facing an ethics investigation after a complaint was filed on Wednesday, accusing the senator of a conflict of interest after she voted against a bill that would ban gender-affirming health care for minors.
The complaint, filed Wednesday by Omaha lawyer David Begley, alleges Hunt could benefit financially from the failure of the “Let Them Grow Act,” a measure that would bar health care providers from administering gender-affirming medical care to transgender patients younger than 19, the bill states.
Hunt has a young child who is transgender and read Begley’s complaint out loud during the session on Wednesday to her legislative colleagues….