Congressional candidate challenged for running ads for his bakery

[Freddie Stubbs]

A television ad for congressional candidate Jim Stork's bakery could run afoul of federal campaign laws.

Stork, 37, the photogenic former mayor of Wilton Manors who is challenging District 22 incumbent Clay Shaw, 65, has been running commercials with his face and name, and that of his bakery, on cable TV. They are airing smack within the congressional district, but far from the locations of the Wilton Manors and downtown Fort Lauderdale bakeries.

Shaw's campaign said Stork is using bakery money to boost his name recognition in the congressional district. They called the commercials tantamount to a "crime," using corporate money from the bakery to promote a congressional campaign.

Federal campaign laws, made stricter after McCain-Feingold legislation in 2002, ban the use of corporate money in congressional races.

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