Gosh Todd, this seems like a government subsidy to me
October 9, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Tea-Publican candidate for the House in legislative District 10, Todd Clodfelter, is one of the few Tea-Publican candidates running as a Citizens Clean Elections candidate. That should put him at odds with his own party which wants to kill Citizzens Clean Elections.
Clodfelter is also the owner of Ace Graphics. He is a signmaker who prints up political billboards for candidates. You can guess where this is going.
As a Clean Elections candidate, Clodfelter has received $35,888 in matching funds for the primary and general elections, according to his post-primary financial report. Post-Primary Financial Report (.pdf).
That same report indicates that he had paid himself $3,730.57, for "communications – other" through the end of the primary. I assume this was for his campaign mailers, but it is not clear from the report. Expect to see this expenditure to go up significantly for campaign mailers for the general election.
Clodfelter apparently used Victory Campaign for his campaign signs, instead of keeping it in-house, to the tune of $1,603.13. What, Ace Graphics can't do over-sized campaign signs with your photo on them?
It is the rare candidate who can subsidize his business by using matching funds from Citizens Clean Elections. Nice work if you can get it — paying yourself to run for office.
Some of you may remember Todd Clodfelter as a failed Tucson City Council candidate who was beaten badly in 1995.
But others may remember him for this bizarre story back in 2006 when Toni Hellon ran for Congress in the GOP primary. Clodfelter allegedly was responsible for an anonymous web site on which he posted under the name "Thomas Paine" to attack Toni Hellon for — wait for it — misappropriating campaign funds for personal use.
Do you know Jeff? (Flake, that is.)
October 9, 2012
by Pamela Powers Hannley Former mining lobbyist, right-wing think-tank exec, and Koch Brothers darling Congressman Jeff Flake wants to replace long-time Arizona Senator Jon Kyl in the US Senate. (Shudder.) Former surgeon general Dr. Richard Carmona is trying to end the stronghold that Republican extremists have had on our two Senate seats for decades. As … Read more
Nancy Young Wright/Ally Miller comparison piece
October 9, 2012
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by David Safier Here's a comparison between Nancy Young Wright and Ally Miller put out by Young Wright's campaign. It drills down into some of the important contrasts between the two candidates for Pima County Supervisor, District 1. If I were to choose one statement to single out, it would be the one stating that … Read more
‘Don’t make me angry’ Frank Antenori forced to do his own dirty work
October 9, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. "Don't make me angry" Frank Antenori is getting desperate. I got a call on Sunday from a Democratic source who wishes to remain anonymous (yes Frank, we both know who he is), who was out for a Sunday drive when he happened to spy "Don't make me angry" Frank Antenori putting up these … Read more
President Obama designates the home of César Chávez as a national monument
October 9, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: President Obama on Monday designated the home of Latino labor leader César Chávez as a national monument, calling Chávez a hero who brought hope to millions of poor, disenfranchised farmworkers who otherwise might have remained "invisible" to much of the nation. César Chávez home a national monument: "Today, we celebrate César Chávez," … Read more
Arizona Illustrated LD 2 House candidate debate
October 9, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Arizona Illustrated (PBS) hosted an LD 2 House candidate debate between Democrats Andrea Dalessandro and Rosanna Gabaldon, and Republican John Christopher Ackerley.
Video below the fold.
Voter registration deadline today
October 9, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today is the voter registration deadline for the November election. Here in Pima County, the Pima County Recorder's Office will be doing voter registration up to 10:00 p.m. You can register online as well. To accommodate last-minute rush of registrants, the Pima County Recorder's Office will be doing "curbside" voter registration at … Read more
