Which candidates are against the new campaign finance bill?

Andrew Lofton (running for the 8th Council District seat), Tracey Gordon (2nd Council seat), Mike Jones (At-Large), Warren Bloom (City Commissioner) and Lewis Harris (Traffic Court) are all against the city's new campaign finance law - because of its timing, they say.

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Which candidates are against the new campaign finance bill?

POSTED: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 11:48 AM

Andrew Lofton (running for the 8th Council District seat), Tracey Gordon (2nd Council seat), Mike Jones (At-Large), Warren Bloom (City Commissioner) and Lewis Harris (Traffic Court) are all against the city's new campaign finance law — because of its timing, they say.

The candidates put out a press release this morning, in which they say they support the Mayor and City Council for passing the bill, which closes a loophole that allowed PACs to make several contributions to one candidate. But they argue the timing is "an example of abuse of power and conflict of interest," says the release.

They are asking Council to consider repealing the law until after November's election.

This article is part of our new, expanded coverage of this year's exciting election season. Grab this link for more "ElectionEar" pieces and look for the new column in our print edition.

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