FACT CHECK: SHEA-PORTER FAILS LOBBYIST PURITY TEST

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:               September 30, 2008

Contact:          Fergus Cullen, Chairman, New Hampshire Republican Party

                        603-225-9341 office, 603-520-5450 cell

FACT CHECK:  SHEA-PORTER FAILS LOBBYIST PURITY TEST

CONCORD, NH – In the latest DCCC ad being run in New Hampshire on behalf of embattled Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, the congresswoman repeats her claim that she does not accept campaign money from lobbyists.  But a review of Shea-Porter’s finance reports reveals that Shea-Porter has, in fact, accepted money from lobbyists.  Examples include:

Alan Lopatin, 3/27/2007, $250

Edward Gabriel, 9/21/07, $250

Sandra Schubert, 9/30/07, $250

“The problem with claiming to be purer than the driven snow is that the yellow spots stand out,” said Fergus Cullen, chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party.

“Shea-Porter should do one of two things.  Either she should re-cut her ad and honestly state that she does take money from lobbyists, or she should return all donations she’s taken from lobbyists so that her record matches her rhetoric,” Cullen said.