Ethics panel clears Braun administration official to join construction firm, lobby lawmakers

By: Casey Smith

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 618

Last Updated: 5 days, 4 hours ago

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The Braun administration’s top contract-oversight official can immediately begin lobbying Indiana lawmakers for a construction company after an ethics panel Thursday waived a one-year restriction on such work.

The Indiana State Ethics Commission unanimously approved the waiver for Department of Administration Commissioner Brandon Clifton, who plans to become director of government affairs for Hagerman Group.

Clifton has led the agency since appointed by Gov. Mike Braun in January 2025. It is responsible for …

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