Without naming Speaker of the House Rod Jetton — who has announced his support for the gubernatorial bid of U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof — the Hulshof campaign today added to the call for an ethics reform proposal that targets Jetton.

In a unique bit of Republican unity, the campaign of Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder sent out a news release today announcing that Kinder, Hulshof, and Treasurer Sarah Steelman (Hulshof’s opponent in the Republican primary for governor) all agree on the proposal to make it illegal for an elected representative to be paid to consult for other elected representatives.

“I fully expect that this proposal will bring about much needed ethics reform to state government,” Hulshof said in a statement to Kinder’s campaign.

Hulshof becomes the third of the three Republicans to denounce Jetton’s consulting arrangement, following Steelman (who first made the push for a new law) and Kinder.

Jetton is expected to address the issue at a news conference in Jefferson City on Thursday. The pressure against Jetton built late in the Legislative session when House members at one point discussed trying to force the speaker to resign because of his actions opposing the “village law” repeal.

Jetton survived that coup attempt and remained defiant. Will that defiance continue on Thursday? With Kinder, Steelman and Hulshof all showing a united front, there seems to be serious pressure for Jetton to discontinue his dual role as speaker and consultant.