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3/5/2010

Swett Dumps Rangel Money, Time For Hodes And Shaheen To Give It Up

Hodes And Shaheen Still Hanging On To Filthy Rangel Contributions

CONCORD – NHPoliticalReport (3/5) today reports that Congressional candidate Katrina Swett has caved into pressure from the New Hampshire Republican State Committee and finally donated her tainted Charlie Rangel contributions to the New Hampshire Food Bank. The NHGOP first called for Swett, Congressman Paul Hodes, Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter to dump the tainted Rangel donations one week ago today.
 
Despite the growing number of Democrats who are dumping Rangel’s contributions, Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Congressman Paul Hodes are still clinging to their dirty money.
 
“This is quickly becoming a sad joke. Jeanne Shaheen and Paul Hodes need to do the right thing and give their dirty Rangel money to charity immediately,” said NHGOP Communications Director Ryan Williams. “The only thing stopping Paul Hodes and Jeanne Shaheen from giving their dirty Rangel money to charity is sheer greed. Their continued unwillingness to dump these tainted contributions speaks volumes about their inadequate ethical standards and complete lack of integrity,” said Williams. 
 
Twenty Nine Congressional Democrats – including Representative Carol Shea-Porter – have already dumped $411,000 of dirty Rangel money. Many have given their donations to charities in their districts.

Rangel has made the following tainted donations to New Hampshire Democrats:
 
Senator Jeanne Shaheen: Received $10,000 in tainted donations from Rangel’s PAC during the 2008 election cycle. (OpenSecrets.org)
 
Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter: Received $10,000 in tainted donations from Rangel during the 2008 election cycle. (OpenSecrets.org)
 
Congressman Paul Hodes: Received at least a total of $17,000 in tainted donations from Rangel. $11,000 since 2004 from Rangel’s PAC and at least another $6,000 from his campaign committee. (OpenSecrets.org)
 
Congressional Candidate Katrina Swett: Received $10,000 in tainted donations from Rangel’s PAC during the 2002 election cycle.

The following Congressional Democrats have already dumped their dirty Rangel money:
 
·         U.S. Representative Michael Arcuri (NY-24)
 
·         U.S. Representative Chris Carney (PA-10)
 
·         U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (CT-02)
 
·         U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
 
·         U.S. Representative Artur Davis (AL-07)
 
·         U.S. Representative Bill Foster (IL-14)
 
·         U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords (AZ-08)
 
·         U.S. Representative Debbie Halvorson (IL-11)
 
·         U.S. Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD-AL)
 
·         U.S. Representative Jim Himes (CT-04) (2nd donation here)
 
·         U.S. Representative Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15)
 
·         U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01)
 
·         U.S. Representative Larry Kissell (NC-08)
 
·         U.S. Representative Ron Klein (FL-22)
 
·         U.S. Representative Suzanne Kosmas (FL-24)
 
·         U.S. Representative Jerry McNerney (CA-11)
 
·         U.S. Representative Walt Minnick (ID-01)
 
·         U.S. Representative Harry Mitchell (AZ-05)
 
·         U.S. Representative Chris Murphy (CT-05)
 
·         U.S. Representative Tom Perriello (VA-05)
 
·         U.S. Representative Gary Peters (MI-09)
 
·         U.S. Representative Mark Schauer (MI-07)
 
·         U.S. Representative Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01)
 
·         U.S. Representative Zack Space (OH-18)
 
·         U.S. Representative Betty Sutton (OH-13)
 
·         U.S. Representative Dina Titus (NV-03)
 
·         U.S. Representative Niki Tsongas (MA-05)
 
·         U.S. Representative Charlie Wilson (OH-06)
 
·         U.S. Representative John Yarmuth (KY-03)