UPDATE: BREAKING NEWS: WHAT IS TIM PENNY DOING? #2
Below are portions of an article from the AP about Tim Penny filing an new campaign committee.
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A Penny for Governor sequel? No way, he says
Tim Penny, the former Democratic congressman turned Independence Party candidate for governor, won't be staging a political comeback this year.
Penny re-established his gubernatorial campaign committee this week, leaving some to wonder if he was taking a second run at the office. But Penny explained Wednesday that it was strictly an accounting matter.
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A Penny for Governor sequel? No way, he says
Tim Penny, the former Democratic congressman turned Independence Party candidate for governor, won't be staging a political comeback this year.
Penny re-established his gubernatorial campaign committee this week, leaving some to wonder if he was taking a second run at the office. But Penny explained Wednesday that it was strictly an accounting matter.
A vendor Penny used in his 2002 campaign owed him nearly $67,000 because he didn't get all of the advertising air time he had coming. Source: Associated Press, March 15, 2006
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Looks like this has gone from somewhat of a story to a non story, and is about to become a story again. This apperenty was not money Penny had sitting around in a rainy day fund.
what do you mean?
from what I hear Penny had spent the money to have ads placed in the final weeks of the campaign, and these ads (the portion representing the $67,000) were never placed, nor was there any indication that the contract was not furfilled until recently.
This apperently had nothing to do with ads not placed during the aftermath of the death of Senator Wellstone. Also this it is my understanding that this same company also had a contract with Roger Moe, and was able to furfill that contract.
I don't know enough details to give the full story, but it seems the fact the money took 3 years to be disclosed and returned would suggest some leagal issues.
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