Campaign Roundup: Jack Martins' No Good Very Bad Day
By Mike Connery on 09/23/2010 @ 02:45 PM
TODAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP....Today's installment of campaign-related news. Jack Martins' won't pay his rent and gets thrown off the Tax Revolt line; The Daily News calls on Paladino to return his rents from state agencies; The SRCC goes negative SD-44; and Mary Wilmot speaks out on pensions.
- Jack Martins Hasn't Paid Rent on Campaign HQ: Newsday reports that Craig Johnson opponent Jack Martins has not paid any rent on his campaign headquarters, nor has he declared it as an in-kind contribution - a potential violation of campaign finance rules. What's more, Martins landlord was the recipient of a taxpayer-funded payout last year.
- Martins Ruled Off Tax Revolt Line: Adding to Jack Martins' no good very bad day, the candidate was ruled ineligible for the 3rd Party Tax Revolt ballot line after a judge ruled that he failed to collect the 3,000 minimum valid signatures.
- Negative in the 44th: In the 44th District, where Democrat Susan Savage is challenging Albany in incumbent Hugh Farley, a negative campaign ad by the SRCC fails to hold up under close scrutiny. A fact check provided by the Savage campaign shoots any number of holes in the SRCC hit piece.
- Wilmot: Defined Pension Benefits Unsustainable: Mary Wilmot came out against the state's system of defined pension benefits today, saying "We are promising benefits we can’t afford and workers are forced to stay on too long to collect on that promise."
- Tea Party-Backed Paladino Can Cut Costs NOW by Trimming $5.2M He's Collecting from Taxpayers: The Daily News hits on an inspired idea - Tea Partier Carl Paladino should put his money where his mouth is on state spending - literally - by cutting back on rents he collects from 17 state agencies. We wonder if Paladino buddy Dean Skelos would agree?
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