FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 7, 2008
Contact: Jay Kenworthy
Phone: 317.918.3998
E-mail: jkenworthy@indgop.org
Hoosiers for Jill? Apparently Not.
INDIANAPOLIS - Unable to attract support from the people she hopes to represent, Democratic candidate for governor Jill Long Thompson is relying almost entirely on out of state special interest groups to fund her campaign. In the first quarter of 2008, more than 75 percent of her funding came from donors outside of Indiana.
With 70 percent coming from Washington, D.C., alone, Indiana Republican Party Chairman Murray Clark said it is obvious who Jill Long Thompson would represent as governor.
"Jill Long Thompson should change her campaign name from 'Hoosiers for Jill' to 'D.C. Special Interests for Jill,' because Hoosiers don't appear to be supporting her campaign," Clark said
Second quarter finance reports will become public on July 15, but according to her supplemental filings, she has received $805,000 from out-of-state sources in the second quarter of 2008. Washington D.C. based groups EMILY'S List and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) have contributed $700,000 of that sum.
"Jill Long Thompson's reliance on her friends in Washington D.C. to fund her campaign raises serious questions about her plan for Indiana," Chairman Clark said. "Why are these special interests playing such a big role in her campaign?"
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