His answer prompted Mathai to ask Low for clarification on if he is “running an ethical campaign,” to which Low said, “Absolutely.”
It provided an opening for Liccardo to retort, “I think it is interesting he dodged the question,” and bring up state and federal campaign finance complaints filed against Low. The most recent being by campaign watchdog group Defend the Vote that accused Low of illegally using nearly $600,000 in his state legislative campaign account toward his congressional race.
The money has funded TV ads touting Low’s legislative focus as a state legislator without mentioning his run for the House seat in order to abide by the rules allowing for such issue advocacy ads. Both Defend the Vote and Liccardo have accused Low’s doing so an attempt to skirt the rules on behalf of his congressional candidacy.
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