ORGOP: Merkley has taken ‘campaign cash from oil companies’
By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com ReporterThe Republican Party of Oregon jabbed at state House Speaker Jeff Merkley’s (D- Portland) record on oil and energy policy, an issue on which the Democrat has tried to take the initiative.
A press release stated: “While Jeff Merkley’s out-of state special interest allies attack Gordon Smith, they – oops – fail to remember the Portland Democrat’s record of voting to increase the cost of gasoline, diesel, and airline fuel as a state legislator while taking campaign cash from oil companies, gas companies, auto-makers, and their lobbyists.”
The statement claims that “As a legislator, Merkley has also taken more than $12,000 in campaign contributions from oil, gas, and auto corporations and their lobbyists. (followthemoney.org, FEC reports).”
In an email to PolitickerOR.com, Matt Cantor , Merkley’s spokesperson countered by saying the press release was a “failed attempt by Smith to distract from his record delivering giveaways for big oil and opposing higher fuel efficiency standards.”
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