RI Political Diary: GOP CD2 Candidate de la Cruz on Watch List; Magaziner's Personal Loan Questioned
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RI Political Diary: GOP CD2 Candidate de la Cruz on Watch List; Magaziner's Personal Loan Questioned
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“My message of sending a working mom to Congress instead of a millionaire or career politician has been resonating here in Rhode Island and beyond,” said de la Cruz. “Families are being squeezed by inflation, higher gas prices, ongoing shortages at the grocery store, and continued disruptions to our children’s education. My family is facing those same challenges and I’ll fight to fix them as the 2nd District’s next Congresswoman.”
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Opponent Makes Magaziner's $800K Personal Loan Campaign Issue
Democratic candidate Michael Neary in CD2 is questioning opponent Seth Magaziner's personal campaign loan back in 2014.
GoLocal has asked Magaziner for the source of the $800,000 loan -- and he has refused to answer.
Neary submitted a letter to the Rhode Island Board of Elections on Tuesday requesting an investigation regarding Magaziner's personal loan.
Neary also submitted a letter to the Rhode Island AFL-CIO requesting additional information about what he said was "the unacceptable endorsement process that did not include all candidates or disclose to other candidates/the public about the family relationship between the President and Mr. Magaziner's campaign manager."
"We are eagerly awaiting a response from the RI AFL-CIO before taking further action on this particular matter," he said.
“Based on what we have learned over the last several weeks from news reports and what others have said publicly about this matter, we believe that in the interests of accountability and transparency, this nearly 8-year old matter into these 'personal loans' needs to be resolved," he said.
"Of particular interest is the timeline of the loans - Mr. Magaziner reported $550,000 in liabilities in his 2014 '28-day prior to election' report, issued an additional $250,000 loan, and then reported the $800,000 liability in his 2014 '28-day following the election' report," Neary continued.
"In our summary to the Director of Campaign Finance, we have asked the office to address these two fundamental questions," he said. "Did Mr. Magaziner improperly receive an $800,000 loan from a member of his family during his 2014 campaign for General Treasurer of Rhode Island? If so, has he proceeded to file multiple false reports to the Rhode Island Board of Elections by calling it a personal loan that he gave to his campaign himself?"