Out, out, damn spot!
In an apparent effort to distance himself from the growing stain of scandal in Alaska, a GOP Senate candidate in Washington State is returning thousands of dollars contributed to his campaign by employees of a company in the middle of a bribery investigation, the Seattle Times reports.
Mike McGavick, running against incumbent Sen. Maria Cantwell (D), announced he was returning $14,000 his campaign received from executives at VECO Corp., an Alaskan oil services firm. Last week federal agents served warrants at VECO’s offices and those of several state legislators. News reports indicate prosecutors are concerned VECO may have engaged in vote-buying.
While he’s the first to return the cash, McGavick is not the only federal candidate to take money from VECO employees. The company has given over $640,000 to federal candidates over the past two decades. Over two-thirds of that money, however, went to members of the Alaskan congressional delegation.
Will any other candidates follow McGavick’s lead?
