Boehner, Pelosi Announce New Appointments to Office of Congressional Ethics

Washington, D.C. – Speaker John Boehner and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today announced two new appointments to the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics.  Former Rep. Judy Biggert will replace former Rep. Bill Frenzel, and Belinda Pinckney will replace former Rep. Yvonne Braithwaite Burke.

"We welcome these new board members, and thank all of the board members and alternates for their service," Speaker Boehner and Leader Pelosi said.  "The Office of Congressional Ethics continues to have an important role in the ethics enforcement process for the House of Representatives."

The board members of the Office of Congressional Ethics are equally divided among Democrats and Republicans, with each party having three members and one alternate.  The eight members of the board are now:

Former CIA Director and former Congressman Porter J. Goss, R-FL, Chairman

Former Congressman David Skaggs, D-CO, Co-Chairman

Brigadier General Belinda Pinckney, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Former House Chief Administrative Officer Jay Eagen

Former Congresswoman Karan English, D-AZ

Government Ethics Attorney and former chief of staff of Federal Election Commission, Allison Hayward

Former Congressman Mike Barnes, D-MD, Alternate

Former Congresswoman Judy Biggert, R-IL, Alternate