Ban elected officials from holding another state job while in office.

William R. Keating · Massachusetts · Democratic

policy impact 0.45 specificity 0.78 extraction confidence 83%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Occurrences

Keating said he believed elected officials should be banned from holding any other state job while in office.

During the 2010 Democratic primary debate for Massachusetts's 10th Congressional District, Keating said elected officials should be prohibited from holding another state job while serving in office.

Dems Seeking House Seat From Mass. Spar At Debate | WBUR News
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Evidence

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Current Massachusetts conflict-of-interest law still allows exceptions: state employees may teach or perform related duties part time in a Commonwealth educational institution, and may also hold certain part-time positions at qualifying state-funded continuous-care or correctional facilities under stated limits.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): As of the current 194th General Court page observed in the lookback window, Massachusetts law does not impose the blanket ban Keating described; it preserves exceptions for paid state work, including the kind of part-time state-college teaching that prompted the 2010 debate issue.

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Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 268A, Section 7
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WBUR/AP reported during the 2010 Democratic U.S. House primary that Keating said elected officials should be banned from holding any other state job while in office, after criticizing an opponent’s paid teaching at two state schools.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This establishes the commitment’s scope as a broad ban on elected officials holding another state job while serving. Current Massachusetts law still allows paid state employment exceptions, so the broad commitment remains undelivered; no concrete Keating action found that would justify an effort badge.

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Dems Seeking House Seat From Mass. Spar At Debate | WBUR News
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Assessments

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The promise was a broad 2010 federal-campaign commitment to ban elected officials from holding another state job while in office. The available Massachusetts conflict-of-interest law still preserves exceptions for paid state work, including part-time educational roles, so the promised blanket ban was not delivered. The evidence does not show Keating wrote, sponsored, or materially advanced a serious legislative or executive attempt to enact the ban, so no effort badge is warranted.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%