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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has hired nine former lobbyists to be her top advisers. While those people can bring policy expertise, there is also risk of conflicts of interest and the appearance they may be advocating for special interests.

“They want to be surrounded by people they can trust, but they also have to, the governors have to, assure the public that those they’ve selected for public offices in the governor’s administration will first and foremost be serving the common good —  the public interest — in all that they do,” said John Pelissero, senior scholar in government ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.

John Pelissero, senior scholar, government ethics, quoted by Arizona Republic.