In New TV Ad, Dem Candidate For Obama’s Old Senate Seat Touts Fight Against Corruption

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David Hoffman, a former Chicago Inspector General and candidate in the Democratic primary for President Obama’s former Senate seat, has a new TV ad trumpeting his anti-corruption credentials.

“As Inspector General, I stood up to City Hall, exposing corruption and taxpayer ripoffs. And as a federal prosecutor, I stood up to gang leaders and corporate crooks,” says Hoffman. It’s a message that could potentially have some appeal in a state that has been reeling from the scandals surrounding impeached former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, and the appointment of Sen. Roland Burris.

The primary will be held February 2. The other Democratic candidates are state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias and Chicago Urban League president Cheryle Robinson Jackson.

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