Three Strikes Against False Space Ad

All parties agree - Space deceives voters in the 18th

 

Lakeville, OH - Over the past week several nonpartisan and bi-partisan organizations have looked into the recent false attack ad being funded by Congressman Zack Space.  The unanimous result: Zack Space lied and continues to fund those lies on broadcast television throughout the 18th district.  

 

The following is a re-cap from the organizations that have weighed in on the statements contained in the false attack ad:

 

1) Ohio Legislative Service Commission – a nonpartisan agency providing drafting, fiscal, research, training, and other technical services to the General Assembly.

A memo dated June 9 states - "The most recent change to the salaries of the members of the Ohio General Assembly was made by Sub H.B. 712 of the 123rd General Assembly."  - Senator Gibbs was not elected to the Ohio General Assembly until the 125th General Assembly, nearly four years after a pay raise was voted on.  

 

2) Factcheck.org - a nonpartisan, nonprofit "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. 

Quote from their investigation into the Space attack ad: Democratic Rep. Zack Space of Ohio has kicked off his TV campaign with an ad that falsely accuses Republican challenger Bob Gibbs of voting to raise his legislative pay and misleads voters about Gibbs’ record on taxes.

 

3) Ohio Elections Commission - A bi-partisan probable cause panel made up of one Democrat, one Republican, and one Independent.  The OEC created as a means of enforcing the state's campaign finance and fair campaign practices laws. 

In a hearing of the bi-partisan probable cause panel found probable cause that the Space Campaign committed an election law violation by issuing false statements about Senator Bob Gibbs' record. The decision was unanimous.

 

"In a clear test of Congressman Space's character, he has shown his true colors by refusing to take down an ad that is filled with lies and misleading statements," said Gibbs spokeswoman Emily Pettigrew.  "When Bob Gibbs talks about Zack Space's record of raising $1.4 trillion in taxes and voting for a job-killing cap-and-trade bill, it is all based in fact and Zack Space's actual voting record.  It appears as if Zack is willing to say and do anything to keep his job and that includes lying to the voters that put him in office in the first place."