Watchdog Group Files FEC Complaint On Congressman Blackburn

By Kleinheider Posted on June 11, 2008 at 12:30 pm

From Katie Allison Granju:

The Federal Election Commission should conduct a thorough investigation of Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s troubled campaign finances, according to a complaint filed Wednesday with the FEC by a watchdog group.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and Germantown, Tenn., resident Barbara Kaye Ginsburg filed the complaint against the committee and the committee’s treasurer, Tea Hoffman.

UPDATE: Blackburn responds:

“Rep. Blackburn, in holding her campaign to a strict ethical standard, self-initiated a reconciliation of her campaign accounts. The reconciliation confirmed that all funds were properly raised and properly spent. She is confident that FEC review of those records will agree with this assessment. In regards to the merit less complaint filed by the liberal partisan group CREW, Rep. Blackburn is not surprised and unimpressed. This is an election year and conservative women are prime targets for Democrat attack.”

SEE ALSO:
The CREW presser
Roll Call
City Paper
Jackson Sun
Southern Beale

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Tags: Brentwood, CREW, FEC, Franklin, Germantown, Marsha Blackburn, Mary Morgan Ketchel, Paul Ketchel  

McMansion Monty Outraises Incumbent In 4th District Race

By Kleinheider Posted on April 18, 2008 at 8:08 am

Rep. Lincoln Davis has a challenge on his hands for his 4th District Congressional Seat:

A Republican challenger raised almost five times more than Democratic Rep. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee during the first three months of this year.

Monty Lankford, who runs a medical equipment company in Franklin, received more than $224,500 from the beginning of January through the end of March.

Davis, who is seeking a fourth term in November, raised $53,850 during the same period.

Lankford also reported more cash on hand at the end of March than Davis — $201,117 to $199,307.

John Rowley, a consultant to Davis’ re-election campaign, downplayed Lankford’s fund-raising advantage. Rowley and other Davis supporters insist Lankford lives in the neighboring district represented by Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.

“Even if he raised $5 million, he’s not going to win in a district he doesn’t live in,” said Rowley in a phone interview from Nashville.

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Tags: Franklin, fundraising, Lincoln Davis, Monty Lankford, Pall Mall