Apr 28 2008
McAllister to Face Floyd for Third Rematch
For the fourth time, Elmer Floyd is seeking to unseat Mary McAllister, a House member since 1990, in the May 6 Democratic primary. The primary winner will get the seat: no Republicans have filed.
Last week, Floyd began airing radio and television ads that highlight McAllister’s sloppy campaign finance record-keeping and the fact that the state auditor’s office examined the books of Operation Sickle Cell, the nonprofit agency she runs. That examination found that her office had allowed staff to do political work, but the organization was meeting all of the obligations of the public funding it receives.
McAllister was the target of a State Board of Elections investigation that resulted in a $16,294 fine against her campaign committee, in part for making improper payments to herself. She admitted taking payments from her campaign but believed she was being reimbursed.
McAllister said in a prepared statement to The Fayetteville Observer that Floyd’s advertising was unprofessional and “cast a dark shadow over the entire election process.”
McAllister calls it a dark shadow. I call it an honest look at her very shady record. McAllister is endemic of the self-serving, corrupt interests in Raleigh, part of the wing of the house that needs a thorough spring cleaning. Maybe this year with the State Auditor’s report, that will be enough to unseat her. The fact that she has been around as long as she has does not create a real positive impression of the voters of House District 43.
