Opinion No. Oag 1-75, (1975)

HAROLD C. JORDAHL, Chairman Natural Resources Board

You have requested my opinion with respect to whether Art.XIII, sec. 3, Wis. Const., bars a "congressional home secretary" from serving as a member of the Natural Resources Board of the Department of Natural Resources.

In relevant part, Art. XIII, sec. 3, Wis. Const., provides:

"No member of congress, nor any person holding any office of profit or trust under the United States (postmasters excepted) . . ., shall be eligible to any office of trust, profit or honor in this state."

The answer to your question depends on whether a "congressional…