Governor Appoints Final Members To New Ethics Commission

Gov. Scott Walker appointed the final members to the state’s new Ethics Commission on Thursday.

The governor appointed Judges Mac Davis and Robert Kinney to the commission, which, along with a separate Elections Commission, will replace the Government Accountability Board on June 30.

Both appointees were selected by the governor from separate lists of candidates provided by Democratic and Republican leadership. Appointments to the new commissions are equally split between the two parties.

Davis, nominated by Republicans, served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1983 until 1990 and, later, on the Waukesha County Circuit Court as a judge. Kinney, nominated by Democrats, currently serves as a reserve judge for the state of Wisconsin.