Why Some Think Frisco's Mayor is the Only one Selling Homes Next to PGA Golf Courses
Other real estate agents are frustrated that Jeff Cheney was an early player in a new community of multimillion-dollar homes. Cheney's real estate brokerage has sold more than $1 billion worth of homes in the community he represents.
John Pelissero, senior scholar in government ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University and a political scientist who specializes in urban politics, said all public officials have a duty to separate their private and financial interests from their government work.
“Public officials are acting on behalf of the people, the citizens and residents of a community in this case, and they have a special ethical responsibility to act for the common good, and that means always putting the public interest before any private interest,” Pelissero said.
John Pelissero, senior scholar, government ethics, quoted by The Dallas Morning News.
Apr 18, 2023