Artist tells of work on state time for Republican candidates

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Wed, Feb. 22, 2006
Artist tells of work on state time for Republican candidates
TODD RICHMOND
Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. - A graphic artist who worked under Assembly Republicans testified Wednesday he did campaign work while on the state payroll, even developing a production-on-demand system to turn out literature for GOP candidates.

Eric Grant, taking the stand during the first day of testimony in state Rep. Scott Jensen's misconduct trial, said he worked for the Assembly Republican Caucus from 1995 through 2000. He spent almost all his time in election years using state computers, printers, phones and fax machines to produce and ship campaign literature, he said.

"Virtually 100 percent of the time we spent doing campaign-related activities," Grant said. "Everything I used in the caucus was state materials."

Jensen faces three felony counts of misconduct in office stemming from allegations he used state-paid caucus workers to recruit and help GOP candidates while he was Assembly speaker. Caucus workers were supposed to serve as lawmakers' researchers, not campaign workers, prosecutors contend.
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http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/politics/13936623.htm

[tanyev]

1. You know, maybe the GOP has gone so far over the edge they don't

even know the difference between governing and campaigning anymore. Or else they're just rat bastards who thought they could get away with it.

[joefree1]

2. Hey. hire me

I'll create campaign material for the repukes.

Oops, I'm already doing it. :evilgrin:

[Rose Siding]

3. I'm afraid to wonder how widespread this is.