Ethics controversy over PE-backed brand usage

Political opponents and ethics complaints arose because Mullin retained a minority stake and used the Mullin Plumbing name in ads post-sale.

“And it's that minority stake is where his opponent, Democrat and former Congresswoman Kendra Horn is crying foul, and it's also why an ethics complaint was filed”

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