Reps. Engen, Hudson, Falconer to face ethics hearings

DFL files ethics complaints against reps Engen, Hudson

The Minnesota House DFL has filed ethics complaints against two Republican representative who were allegedly involved a drunk driving incident. FOX 9's Corin Hoggard has more. 

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Three members of the Minnesota House will face the ethics committee on Friday.

Ethics Committee hearing

What we know:

The committee met Tuesday to establish ground rules for the hearing on complaints against Elliot Engen, Walter Hudson, and Alex Falconer.

Engen got a DWI last month with Hudson in the car and armed.

Both Republicans were photographed drinking at a bar shortly after leaving on the middle of an education committee and then they both came back for a floor session.

The other side:

When Democrats filed complaints against those two, Republicans responded by filing a complaint against Falconer.

They say he’s been acting as a Boundary Waters lobbyist inside the legislature.

Falconer says everything he did was cleared by nonpartisan staff, and the GOP is just trying to distract from Engen and Hudson.