Earlier today Democratic State Rep. Kelda Helen Roys, who running to replace Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldin in Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional district, issued a statement calling on all the candidates in the 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary to reject “the corrupting influence of corporate money” and to refuse contributions from corporate PACs.
Here’s what the Roys campaign had to say in their press release:
“The voters of the 2nd District deserve candidates who will stand up to the tremendous influence of corporate money in politics – and lead by example on refusing to accept corporate PAC money,” said Roys’ campaign manager Rick Coelho. “In this district, no candidate needs corporate PAC dollars to win. Kelda understands that the public’s confidence in the judgment of their representatives has been undermined by corporate influence. She has ‘walked the walk,’ running a truly clean campaign by refusing corporate PAC money from day one.”
As noted by Rep. Roys’ campaign, four out of five candidates in the 2nd District primary have joined her pledge to reject corporate PAC money, with Democratic State Rep. Mark Pocan as the lone holdout. To date, Rep. Pocan’s campaign has accepted at least $17,000 in corporate PAC contributions, and among those contributions from corporate PACs were at least four corporations that are current or former members of the American Legislative Exchange Council: Miller Coors, UPS, Eli Lilly, and General Electric.
What a hypocrite Roys is!
Partial Listing of Corporate Money to Kelda Helen Roys
LIEGEL, GEORGE WAUKAKEE WI 53597 9/26/2011 $250
PEPSI BOTTLING DISTRIBUTOR/CEO
DEGAND, MICHAEL GREEN BAY, WI 54311 9/30/2011 $500
HARBOR CREDIT UNION/PRESIDENT
GREEN, JOSH NEW YORK, NY 10011 11/2/2011 $500
PANJIVA, INC/CEO
BAXT, LEONARD WASHINGTON 9/30/2011 $1,000
DOW LOHNES/CHAIRMAN DC
20016
BRAIN, CHARLES M. MC LEAN 9/29/2011 $1,000
CAPITOL HILL STRATEGIES/LOBBYIST
VA 22101
JOFFE, RICHARD THOMAS NEW YORK 9/19/2011 $200
LABATON SUCHAROW LLP/ATTORNEY NY 10280
RASIN, RUDOLPH CHICAGO 9/29/2011 $1,000
THE RASIN CORPORATION/PRESIDENT IL 60611
WEISS, MICHAEL MCCALL 9/19/2011 $500
GENERAL CAPITAL GROUP/PRESIDENT ID 83638
RASIN, RUDOLPH CHICAGO IL 60611 12/24/2011 $1,000
ALLIANCE BRANDS, LLC/BUSINESS EXEC
GREEN, JOSH NEW YORK, NY 10011 12/31/2011 $ 500
PANJIVA, INC/CEO
DOVERE, RICHARD NEW YORK, NY 10021 3/6/2012 $1,000
ADAMAS ENERGY INVESTMENTS/MANAGING PARTNER
RASIN, RUDOLPH CHICAGO, IL 60611 3/5/2012 $500
ALLIANCE BRANDS, LLC/BUSINESS EXECUTIVE
SALZWEDEL, JACK MIDDLETON, WI 53562 2/22/2012 $500
AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE/CEO
WEISS, MICHAEL McCALL, ID 83638 1/23/2012 $ 200
GENERAL CAPITAL GROUP/PRESIDENT
WEISS, MICHAEL McCALL, ID 83638 3/16/2012 $300
GENERAL CAPITAL GROUP/PRESIDENT
INGOLDSBY, TOM Mc LEAN, VA 22101 3/3/2012 $2,000
CORPORATE D.C. ATTORNEY SPECIALIZING IN ENERGY PROJECTS