Video: How To Keep Legislators Out Of Trouble?

I sat down with Robert Harms for a couple BEK TV segments to discuss, from the perspective of a lobbyist, how new legislators can guard against becoming the pawns of lobbyists and special interests.

May 24, 2024

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A group of politicians and lobbyists in a formal meeting room. The politicians are dressed in suits and ties, some with name tags, while the lobbyists are also in professional attire, holding briefcases and documents. The setting is a grand, wood-paneled room with a large table, ornate chandeliers, and American flags in the background. The atmosphere is tense and serious, with people engaging in intense discussions and negotiations.

I’ve know Robert Harms for as long as I’ve been in professional politics. He was on my board of directors when we operated as the North Dakota Taxpayers Association.

He was Governor Ed Schafer’s and Governor John Hoeven’s general counsel and a lobbyist. But he’s also been a conservative activist, an organizer for the TEA Party movement in North Dakota,…

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