Having lived and worked in Arkansas (1992-1998), I remember this scandal unfolding. At the time, it didn't really make it on to the national media's radar, but it was certainly a hot topic in Arkansas. I'm surprised that I was able to find this mention of it on
Fox News:
"The Arkansas Ethics Commission has five times found that Huckabee violated state ethics guidelines, including letters of warning and reprimand and fines after finding Huckabee failed to report a $43,150 payment he received from his 1994 lieutenant governor's campaign for use of his personal airplane."
And here's yet another mention of Huckabee's ethics problem, this time from
Denver Westword, a
New York Times owned publication in Colorado:
"[Jonathan]Weil wound up at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock, where he caused persistent pain to Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee. He reported, for instance, that during a previous race for lieutenant governor, Huckabee's campaign paid him over $43,000 for the use of his plane without including the payments on financial disclosure forms. Such scoops reinforced Weil's decision to get back into journalism.
And then there is
this:
"Huckabee Defended Ethics Commission's 14 Complaints, Five Resulted in Violations. The Ethics Commission addressed 14 complaints against Mike Huckabee during his political career. Five resulted in findings that he violated ethics guidelines. [Associated Press, 11/23/06]"
