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GOP says Ross received unfair advantage [WA-08]
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Oct 06, 2004 08:35am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Seattle Times |
| News Date | Wednesday, October 6, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The state Republican Party wants a federal investigation into Democratic congressional candidate Dave Ross' decision to continue his radio talk show during the early months of his campaign.
The party complained to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), saying that Ross received an unfair advantage when he remained on the air at KIRO-AM after he decided to run in the Democratic primary last spring.
"Clearly you cannot allow somebody running for Congress to benefit from hundreds of thousands of dollars of free airtime," said state Republican Party Chairman Chris Vance.
Ross campaign spokeswoman Dana Robinson Slote dismissed the complaint as a political maneuver. "It's old news. This was an issue that was already settled in the primary. We've complied with the law every step of the way," she said.
Ross faces Republican Dave Reichert, the King County sheriff, in the contest to represent the 8th District, which includes much of East and South King County and East Pierce County.
Ross announced he was running in late May but remained on the air until late July, when he filed official papers to run for office. Ross had promised not to discuss his candidacy during his show. |
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