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It seems that a certain North Valley State Senator, or a Arizona Senate employee working on his behest, want disparately to misdirect the voters from the Senator's own campaign finance scandal, by exploiting a small mistake, that a legislative candidate in District 6, made on his web site.
The State Senator in question is Dean Martin, Republican from District 6, and the target of his attacks is former Arizona House member, Clancy Jayne, also a Republican and also from District 6.
Mr. Jayne, posted on his web sit, an example of a pre-printed nominating petition to instruct his volunteers on how to fill it out. Unfortunately for Mr. Jayne, the example he used had the names of real voters printed on it. Use of a voter list for anything but a political purpose, is illegal. One of Mr. Jayne's opponents, complained to the Secretary of State's office and the Secretary of State's office ask Mr. Jayne to take down the pre-printed nominating petition page, which he did, within two hours. No crime was committed because Mr. Jayne did not profit from the posting, nor was there intent to profit or break the law.
That didn't stop someone from making postings all over the Internet claiming that Mr. Jayne and his campaign chairman, Mr Vath, committed a felony, which nobody has accused them of or charged them with.
Senator Dean Martin on the other hand, has some explaining to do.
The State Senator in question is Dean Martin, Republican from District 6, and the target of his attacks is former Arizona House member, Clancy Jayne, also a Republican and also from District 6.
Mr. Jayne, posted on his web sit, an example of a pre-printed nominating petition to instruct his volunteers on how to fill it out. Unfortunately for Mr. Jayne, the example he used had the names of real voters printed on it. Use of a voter list for anything but a political purpose, is illegal. One of Mr. Jayne's opponents, complained to the Secretary of State's office and the Secretary of State's office ask Mr. Jayne to take down the pre-printed nominating petition page, which he did, within two hours. No crime was committed because Mr. Jayne did not profit from the posting, nor was there intent to profit or break the law.
That didn't stop someone from making postings all over the Internet claiming that Mr. Jayne and his campaign chairman, Mr Vath, committed a felony, which nobody has accused them of or charged them with.
Senator Dean Martin on the other hand, has some explaining to do.
After the 2004 election, it was discovered that the young senator from the North Valley made a hefty profit for himself and his wife, Kerry Martin, by pocketing thousands of dollars worth of campaign contributions from lobbyist that regularly have business before his Senate Finance Committee.
I'll let the fact speak for themselves.
As they say in court, the facts are irrefutable. According to Sen. Martin's own campaign finance reports, that anyone can verify by going to the Arizona Secretary of State's web sit.
The Facts,
(1)Sen. Martin is the owner of Digital Print Design,
(2) Sen. Martin's wife, Kerry Martin, is the owner of Grassroots Programs
(3) Both Digital Print Design and Grassroots Programs are just mail drops at Paradise Valley Mail and share the same rented mail box. Neither business is listed in the phone book.
(4) Sen. Martin steered $9,022.01 in campaign funds through Digital Print Design and then into his own pocket.
(5) Sen. Martin steered $ 7, 331.54 in campaign funds through his wife's, Grassroots Programs, for what he called "Voter outreach," and then into his own pocket.
(6) Sen. Martin disbursed $6,922.33 to himself from campaign funds which he reported as a "Repay of a loan" but there is no record of this loan ever being made from Senator Martin to his campaign fund.
(7) Sen. Martin bought $ 12,175.16 worth of electronics and computers for himself with campaign funds, tax free.
(8) Sen. Martin spent $2,281.61 of campaign funds for cell phone service, tax free
(9) Sen. Martin spent $2,202.74 on food and booze with campaign funds including a $1,040.46 bar tab at his favorite watering hole and $100.19 for pizza and $30.21 at Krispy Kreme.
(10) Sen. Martin has profited from public office and is therefore corrupt and unfit for public office.
Maybe people that live in glass houses, shouldn't through stones, especially if the only reason they were elected was because they were named after a famous singer.
I'll let the fact speak for themselves.
As they say in court, the facts are irrefutable. According to Sen. Martin's own campaign finance reports, that anyone can verify by going to the Arizona Secretary of State's web sit.
The Facts,
(1)Sen. Martin is the owner of Digital Print Design,
(2) Sen. Martin's wife, Kerry Martin, is the owner of Grassroots Programs
(3) Both Digital Print Design and Grassroots Programs are just mail drops at Paradise Valley Mail and share the same rented mail box. Neither business is listed in the phone book.
(4) Sen. Martin steered $9,022.01 in campaign funds through Digital Print Design and then into his own pocket.
(5) Sen. Martin steered $ 7, 331.54 in campaign funds through his wife's, Grassroots Programs, for what he called "Voter outreach," and then into his own pocket.
(6) Sen. Martin disbursed $6,922.33 to himself from campaign funds which he reported as a "Repay of a loan" but there is no record of this loan ever being made from Senator Martin to his campaign fund.
(7) Sen. Martin bought $ 12,175.16 worth of electronics and computers for himself with campaign funds, tax free.
(8) Sen. Martin spent $2,281.61 of campaign funds for cell phone service, tax free
(9) Sen. Martin spent $2,202.74 on food and booze with campaign funds including a $1,040.46 bar tab at his favorite watering hole and $100.19 for pizza and $30.21 at Krispy Kreme.
(10) Sen. Martin has profited from public office and is therefore corrupt and unfit for public office.
Maybe people that live in glass houses, shouldn't through stones, especially if the only reason they were elected was because they were named after a famous singer.
P. S. Senator Martin's Democratic opponent spent a grand total of $26, of which $10 was a late fee.
Thank you for proving a point. that point is, not all republicans are corrupt, but when one is, we, as in this case sighting Mr. Jayne, root out our own because we don't want the corrupt serving. If Mr. Martin did do these things, and I might add all fingers point to it being true, he should step down.
As for Mr. Jayne, thank you for being an honest man and correcting a mistake prior to it becoming a scandal. We all make an errot once in a while.
The true measure of a man (or woman) is how they correct, deal with or solve the error.
I'm sure there are honest Democrats out there too, not sure where they have been hiding, but odds are, they are out there.
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