CASE

You are an incumbent city council member seeking reelection. You have a group of eight old college friends who spend an annual boating weekend at the home of one the group. The host, a successful commercial building contractor, is very generous and pays for everything associated with the weekend. This year, your host is additionally going to hold a fundraiser for your city council reelection campaign during the boating weekend. He tells you that he is going to induce others to make a significant donation to your campaign at the event. Six weeks before the event, you and the host are discussing the fundraiser invitation list, when your friend casually mentions that he plans to bid on a significant city contract for the first time. What should you do?