Blackburn Campaign Makes “Voluminous” Public Records Request On Republican Challenger

By Kleinheider Posted on May 22, 2008 at 9:02 am

Despite a hefty advantage in fundraising and name ID, Congressman Marsha Blackburn is not taking any chances in her primary race against fellow Republican Tom Leatherwood:

A volunteer for Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s campaign has asked the county for thousands of pages of documents about Republican primary challenger and Shelby County Register Tom Leatherwood.

In a letter dated April 25, Nashville resident Tyler E. Jones requested every e-mail Leatherwood has sent since taking the register’s office in 2001, what kind of county vehicle he drives, travel expenses and purchases he’s charged to the county credit card and a copy of his official schedule. He also requested information about the register’s office, including budget numbers and contracts since 2001.

In the letter, Jones said he was authorized to spend up to $1,000. The county charges 25 cents a copy.

“This is something the campaign is doing and something we’re funding,” said Darcy Anderson, spokesperson for Blackburn’s campaign. “Any registered voter can get that information.”

RELATED: Wonderful coverage of the race by Jackson Baker in which Leatherwood is compared to Barack Obama.

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