67. Are there provisions for conflict of interests for candidates and/or elected officials?

Members of Congress may not use their official position for personal gain and may not undertake any outside activity that creates a conflict of interest

Senate Rule 37, House Rule 23.

A conflict of interest is generally defined as a situation in which an official’s private financial interests conflict or appear to conflict with the public interest. This definition comes from the 1989 report of the House of Representatives Bipartisan Task Force on Ethics. Any private financial interest of an official could potentially create a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest if that private financial interest could be affected by an official act.

GRECO(2017), Evaluation Report on the USA, Corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors, 4th Evaluation Round, p. 14.