Lauzen Asks About Outside $$ For Hastert (DC Big Shots Come in to Illinois for Hastert's son)

Publius Forum ^ | 01/22/10 | Warner Todd Huston

[Mobile Vulgus]

During the January 14 Republican meeting and candidate forum in Geneva Township a question was raised by speaker Chris Lauzen (R, Aurora), State Senator from the 25th State Senate District. That question focused on all the support not only from outside the district but outside the entire state that is streaming in to shore up the campaign for Congress of the young Ethan Hastert. Senator Lauzen questioned the propriety of all this outside money pouring into the 14th District when there was already a worthy, proven candidate in the person of Randy Hultgren running for that seat. (Note: I'd have gotten this reported sooner, but was waiting on a few sources to confirm events)

This is a question that I have echoed and one that has formed one of the main reasons why I chose to endorse Randy Hultgren for the 14th District instead of Ethan Hastert...

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[Mobile Vulgus]

So, we have this 30-year-old son of the former Speaker of the House suddenly getting hundreds of thousands of dollars from supporters outside the state to buy a Congressional seat for this kid. Yet we have a perfectly good politician that actually has earned the voter's support and these outsiders are trying to out spend him and sink his candidacy.

[heartwood]

IMO, out of state money is always inappropriate. I wanted Scott Brown to win bad, but I didn’t send money.

Up for discussion: what would you all think of a ban on out of state contributions?

Out of state candidates is a whole nother issue. Harold Ford Jr in NY for instance. NY loves its carpetbaggers, but they probably wouldn’t do so well without out of state money.

[Freds2nd]

Is the son a fat bribe taking moron like his father?