Those Proverbial Speedos Undo Governor Appointee

Irony of ironies: A nominee of injudicious conduct named to the Commission on Judicial Conduct. 

What was Jeff Landfield thinking? And what was Craig Fleener thinking? Occasionally Facebook reveals audacious behavior. But here, Mr. Landfield looks like he’s aiming for the top of that inappropriate heap. It has come back to bite him in the proverbial Speedos. Welcome to the career flattening power of social media. ~ APE

Gov. Bill Walker has withdrawn one of his appointees from consideration for the board that oversees judicial ethics after discovering “disrespectful images” in which he appears on social media, a spokeswoman for the governor said Tuesday Walker withdrew Jeff Landfield, 30, an Anchorage resident and one-time candidate for state Senate, from consideration for a position on the Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct, which handles complaints against state judges. Walker’s spokeswoman, Grace Jang, declined to elaborate on the content of the images that led to Landfield’s removal from his appointment to the unpaid position, which would have required legislative confirmation.

But several images circulated throughout the Capitol building Tuesday that showed Landfield, clad only in a thin Speedo bathing suit with women in Las Vegas. Another showed his hands on a woman’s breasts.

Landfield co-hosted a fundraiser for Walker during his gubernatorial campaign, but Jang said the appointment was not political. She said Landfield was chosen after a recommendation from Craig Fleener, Walker’s adviser on Arctic issues.

Amy Demboski, an Anchorage Assembly member who serves on the nine-member judicial conduct commission, said service on the panel requires “sound judgment,” but she said she wasn’t sure whether Landfield would have made a good candidate or not. “I am Facebook friends with him and I’ve seen him post some colorful posts,” she said in a phone interview Tuesday. “It just surprised me to even hear that he was appointed.”

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