Coos County Republican Committee refuses Scott Brown PAC Donation - Granite Grok

Coos County Republican Committee refuses Scott Brown PAC Donation

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At the monthly meeting held on 15 May 2014, the Coos County Republican Committee became the first committee in the state to refuse to accept a donation by the Scott Brown PAC. Mr Brown, who is running for the US Senate in the primary against 3 other contenders, has donated a large sum of money through his PAC to each county committee. In the course of the meeting on Thursday, every member of the committee present was given the opportunity to discuss their views on the matter, after which a vote was taken.

Chairman Eric Catman stated ” While we understand the donation came with no strings attached, our committee must maintain total impartiality until after the primary. This impartiality must not only be maintained, but be SEEN to be maintained, and accepting this donation would have compromised that. We felt our integrity as a committee could have been called into question and so while we thank Mr Brown and his PAC for their efforts, we must respectfully decline.”

During the meeting and discussion, a number of private individuals offered to donate their own funds, which ended up doubling the amount of money that was turned down. “We’re pretty independent up here in the North Country”, said Mr Catman, “We like to do things our own way and not feel beholden to others. Our committee is not a part of the establishment GOP, and we hope candidates and voters understand that. We are a part of the state committee. .. but we don’t follow lock step with some of the things going on. We feel that principles are important and that we need to stand for what is right and conservative. We believe in promoting independence and liberty, and declining this donation is part of that.”

The Coos County Republican Committee meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7pm at the Water Wheel in Jefferson. For details on upcoming meetings and speakers, contact Eric Catman (Chairman) eric.catman@gmail.com 603-348-1140

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