Prof. Painter Quoted in Politico on Hatch Act Violation

Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Politico article on an apparent violation of the Hatch Act by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius who endorsed a candidate for governor of North Carolina in an official speech. Painter pointed out that this type of thing has happened before in other administrations and that it is an illustration of why cabinet officers and other high ranking executive branch officials should not be permitted to engage in work for partisan political campaigns.