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DAGA Backed Group Breaking Law in AZ AGs Race

Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 12:53 Written by rslcpol Friday, 22 October 2010 12:53

A group funded by the Democrat Attorneys General Association is running misleading attack ads in Arizona.

From the Arizona Guardian:

A mysterious political group appears to be paying big money for a hard-hitting attack ad that started airing this week against Tom Horne, the GOP candidate for state attorney general.

A group calling itself the Committee For Justice and Fairness paid for a 30-second commercial accusing Horne of rehiring a teacher who was caught looking at child pornography on school time.

The commercial, which is running on local and cable television stations, also says Horne opposed tougher penalties for rape when he was a state lawmaker.

Little is known about the organization since it hasn’t registered with the Secretary of State’s Office as required by law. An Internet search turns up nothing.

Horne denied the accusations and claims the group is a front for the partisan Democratic Attorneys General Association.

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RSLC on the Air: Oklahoma Attorney General Candidate Scott Pruitt – Battle Tested

Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 09:52 Written by rslcpol Friday, 22 October 2010 08:54

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Iowa: AG Candidate Outspends Incumbent 2-1

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 October 2010 05:05 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 21 October 2010 05:05

From DesMoinesRegister.com:

Republican candidate for Iowa attorney general Brenna Findley entered the final two weeks of the campaign having outspent Democratic incumbent Tom Miller 2-to-1 in the past three months.

Findley also raised $513,000 more than Miller, and had a cash balance of almost $85,000 larger than his, thanks to a large infusion of cash from Iowa’s Republican Party.

The Republican Party of Iowa contributed seven checks that added up to $547,500 to Findley from July 15 through Oct. 14. The money helped finance a steady advertising presence for Findley, a 34-year old lawyer from Dexter. Miller has been attorney general since 1979, except for 1991 to 1995, after running unsuccessfully for governor.

Findley outspent Miller $661,251 to $298,603 during the period, mainly as a result of advertising. Findley spent just short of $564,000 on advertising, while Miller spent $225,000 on advertising, according to reports filed Tuesday with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board.

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CA: Republican AG Candidate Winning Fundraising Battle

Last Updated on Monday, 25 October 2010 03:34 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 21 October 2010 05:02

From California Watch:

Steven Cooley’s campaign coffers swelled last week as the Republican nominee for California attorney general cashed checks for more than $300,000.

Cooley, Los Angeles district attorney, received $111,966 on Thursday alone. Chipping in were Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ($6,500), Bechtel Corporation’s chief executive and his wife ($13,000), poultry farmers ($4,500) and a handful of energy companies, data from the California Secretary of State shows.

The campaign finance disclosures indicate that Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee and San Francisco’s top prosecutor, is falling further behind in the money race. Harris trailed Cooley by more than $300,000 at the start of October.

Since then, Cooley has out-raised Harris in large donations ($1,000 or higher) $634,559 to $400,570.

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SD: Republicans Lead Secretary of State and Attorney General Races

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 October 2010 05:01 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 21 October 2010 05:01

From Rapid City Journal:

Although many South Dakotans remain undecided in races for constitutional races, the Republican candidate has a lead over their Democratic rivals in every contest, according to the most recent Dakota Wesleyan University Tiger Poll.

According to a news release from the university, more Democrats than Republicans planned to vote across party lines.

Of all the constitutional office races, the closest appears to be the race between two Black Hills residents, according to the poll. Results for the match-up between Rich Sattgast, the Republican, and Tom Katus, the Democrat, in the race for the office of state treasurer seem to indicate that Sattgast, with 31 percent, and Katus, with 26 percent, are within the sample’s margin of error and in a virtual statistical dead heat, with a whopping 40 percent of respondents still undecided. Six percent of self-identified Democrats indicated they would support Sattgast, the Republican, with 4 percent of self-identified Republicans indicated that they would support Katus, the Democrat.

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KS: AG Race has National Tone

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 October 2010 01:51 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 21 October 2010 01:51

From cjonline.com:

OVERLAND PARK — While the job description calls for defending and enforcing the laws of Kansas, the race for attorney general has taken a decidedly national tone.

In particular, it has become about the new federal health care act and whether it is an unprecedented “power grab” as Republican Derek Schmidt sees it or whether it is a law that doesn’t conflict with the Kansas Constitution as viewed by Democrat Attorney General Steve Six.

“This is a great race for Kansas voters. There is a significant difference,” Six said. “We have focused on what I think are the right priorities. My opponent has his issues he’s identified as priorities and the voters can choose.”

Schmidt brings a resume to the race that includes working for U.S. senators and a stint in the consumer affairs division in the 1990s when Republican Carla Stovall was in office. He was elected to the Kansas Senate in 2000 and has served as majority leader since 2005. He’s campaigned on his legislative experience writing laws cracking down on drugs and violent crime.

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CA: Republican AG Candidate Cooley Starts Advertising Push

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 October 2010 01:35 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 21 October 2010 01:35

From LegalNewsLine:

California’s Republican candidate for attorney general, Steve Cooley, is fighting back against his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris, airing his first television ad this week.

With less than two weeks until the election, Cooley’s campaign made the announcement Monday it was “spending significant funds” in the state’s major media markets.

The 30-second spot, called “Above the Law,” uses a string of newspaper headlines to slam Harris’ record and tout Cooley’s law enforcement support.

To date, Cooley’s campaign said he has been endorsed by 47 professional law enforcement organizations.

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Florida: Meet Prosecutor Pam Bondi

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 October 2010 01:21 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 21 October 2010 01:21

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CT: GOP Best for Attorney General

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 October 2010 01:19 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 21 October 2010 01:19

From Republican-American:

The incumbents, those departing as well as the one remaining, served too long. Each, in his or her own way, grew bored with the routine duties of the office and acquired what Republican secretary of the state candidate Jerry Farrell calls “wanderlust”: they drifted into issues outside their proper purview. Mr. Blumenthal, legendary for suing anything that moved, actually earned a rebuke from a federal judge for exceeding his authority. Ms. Bysiewicz drifted into environmentalism, assuming an active role in opposing construction of a liquefied-natural-gas platform in the safest possible place for such a facility, in Long Island Sound, 10 miles from the nearest land. Mrs. Wyman became a social activist, blocking state employees from making charitable donations to the Boy Scouts because she opposed the organization’s ban against open homosexuals serving as scoutmasters. As Republican treasurer candidate Jeff Wright has documented, Ms. Nappier has allowed her social conscience to influence some of her investment decisions, contributing to massive deficits in state pension funds.

The Republican candidates — Martha Dean for attorney general, Mr. Wright, Mr. Farrell and Jack Orchulli for comptroller — promise a competent, transparent, no-nonsense approach to these important jobs. All are well-qualified. Mrs. Dean is an environmental attorney who has practiced law in the state for 22 years. She ran on the Republican ticket against Mr. Blumenthal in 2002. Both she and Mr. Farrell have extensive private-sector business experience, having run law firms. Mr. Farrell’s experience in state government includes service as commissioner of consumer protection, a position he has held since 2006. Mr. Wright, currently mayor of Newington, is a former Metropolitan District commissioner, a certified financial planner and a former Marine reservist. Mr. Orchulli, who has a master’s degree in finance, challenged Sen. Christopher Dodd in 2004, has management experience in the pharmaceutical and fashion industries. He also served on the Connecticut Development Authority board.

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FL: AG Candidates Differ on Focus

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 October 2010 01:10 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 21 October 2010 01:10

From St. Augustine Record:

Republican attorney general nominee Pam Bondi is trying to nationalize the campaign, pushing GOP talking points about the dismal economy, the Obama administration and particularly her opposition to the health care overhaul bill it pushed through Congress earlier this year.

Democratic opponent candidate Dan Gelber, a veteran state legislator, is trying to keep the race on Florida issues as the Nov. 2 election approaches, such as cracking down on government corruption and on clinics that illegally dispense prescription pain pills.

“Trying to nationalize the campaign makes some sense because of the current mood that is so anti-Obama and anti-Democratic Party right now. But there are risks. You risk neglecting some state issues that are important to Floridians,” said Dan Smith, head of the University of Florida’s Political Campaigning Program.

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