Bank of New York Mellon lobbyist Alison O’Donnell, a former senior aide to Sen. Jon Tester, took part in a meeting with her old boss at the end of last year.
It’s the kind of routine huddle that wouldn’t be noteworthy but for two reasons: The Montana Democrat pledged to go beyond Senate requirements by voluntarily disclosing his official calendar, making such interactions public, and he restricts the ability of former aides to lobby him.
A high ethical bar that doesn’t apply to anyone else could be framed as a strength in a re-election campaign this year that will be ...