Politics & Government
MassGOP to File Ethics Complaint Against Markey
State party believes congressman is using taxpayer-funded resources for his campaign among other complaints, Boston Herald reports.
Congressman Edward Markey (D-Malden) will face an ethics complaint from the Bay State Republican Party that alleges coordination between the U.S. Senate candidate’s campaign and congressional office and improper use of footage from Congress in TV ads,
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according to a report in the Boston Herald Tuesday.
MassGOP Executive Director Nate Little told the Herald they believe Markey has been using taxpayer-funded resources from his congressional office for campaign purposes. The state GOP plans on filing a letter with the House Committee on Ethics Tuesday, according to the Herald.
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Little also said two Markey campaign ads feature video footage from the House floor, as well as committee sessions, which Little told the Herald is forbidden under House rules on the Committee on Ethics website.
In response, Markey spokeswoman Gisele Berry told the Herald the charges are “ridiculous and completely unfounded.”
Markey faces fellow U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate special election April 30. The general election to fill the seat formerly held by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is June 25.
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