TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas House member says he’s been subpoenaed by a prosecutor investigating private meetings Gov. Sam Brownback had with legislators at his official residence.
Rep. Scott Schwab, an Olathe Republican, told The Associated Press Friday that he received a subpoena Thursday ordering him to appear June 7 at the Shawnee County Courthouse.
Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor, a Democrat, is investigating seven meetings the Republican governor had for members of 13 legislative committees. Taylor’s spokesman did not immediately return a telephone message seeking comment.
Schwab is angry about the subpoena. He says he told Taylor’s office repeatedly that he did not attend the two gatherings to which he was invited.
Brownback has said he’s confident the Kansas Open Meetings Act wasn’t violated.
