On Monday, Hood said in a press release touting a list of campaign finance reform he’s backing: “Despite the recent attacks on my character and innuendo about my honesty in regard to the campaign contributions which I have accepted, I am the only current statewide elected official who has consistently called for meaningful campaign finance reforms.

“Since my election in 2003, I have always sought these changes,” said Hood. “Rather than level attacks at me for following the law as it exists presently, my critics would be better advised to join me in pushing for these reforms.”

Hood parses the language of his claim – “the only current statewide elected official” – to seek campaign finance reform. Hood can make that claim with a straight face, but only by about six weeks.

Former Secretary of State Eric Clark was a longtime champion of campaign finance reform before he stepped down as has been state Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Smith and a number of others, but Smith doesn’t run statewide.

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