Oregon House speaker troubled by Smith findings as Republicans stay silent

The speaker of the Oregon House said she considers recent investigative findings that state Rep. Greg Smith repeatedly violated state law to pad his salary from a public agency to be “deeply troubling.”

Speaker Julie Fahey, D-Eugene, said in a statement to Salem Reporter she would determine “next steps” at the Legislature once the Oregon Government Ethics Commission concludes its work.

Smith, a veteran Republican legislatorfrom Heppner, has stayed publicly silent since the…