WP’s Hockley cited for unfair campaign practice
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Common Councilman Glen Hockley, a write-in candidate for mayor, was cited today for sending out robo-calls just before Tuesday’s election that falsely accused his opponent, A
dam Bradley, of using taxpayer money to push him off the ballot.
Hockley did not attend the hearing with the Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee and stood by his statement despite the ruling. He called the ruling “nothing more than a frivolous complaint and the act of a desperate campaign.”
Bradley said: “There’s no challenge there, it’s just absolutely false on it’s face. And that’s all I can ask for.”
Click read more to see the full ruling:
Findings in the Complaint of
Adam Bradley against Glen Hockley,
Candidates for Mayor of White Plains
The Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee met on November 2, 2009 to hear the complaint of Adam Bradley against Glen Hockley, both candidates for Mayor of White Plains. Neither Mr. Hockley nor his representative attended the hearing.
COMPLAINT: Mr. Bradley complains that, in a robo-call being sent widely to voters in White Plains, Mr. Hockley stated that Mr. Bradley “spent a considerable amount of your tax dollars to keep [Hockley] off the ballot” and that this statement misrepresents and distorts the facts.
FINDING: Unfair Campaign Practice
Documentation presented to the Committee substantiated Mr. Bradley’s claim that the allegations were false and that neither Adam Bradley nor anyone acting on his behalf played a role in Mr. Hockley’s dealings with the Board of Elections or the courts.
If a candidate or campaign wishes to quote from a Finding, the Committee requires that it be quoted in its entirety. The Committee regards selective quotation of its Findings as a violation of fair campaign practices.
Committee Members: Evelyn M. Stock (Chair), Miriam Cohen (Coordinator), Victor Goldberg, LaRuth Gray, Susan Pace Guma, Ruth Hinerfeld, Milton Hoffman, Lee Kinnally, Polly M. Kuhn, Burton M. Leiser, Ernest Prince, Susan Schwarz, Lorelei A. Vargas.
Ex officio: Representatives of the Republican Party, Democratic Party, Independence Party, Conservative Party, Working Families Party.
The purpose of the Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee is to promote a climate in which candidates conduct honest and fair campaigns. The Committee encourages candidates to conduct campaigns openly and fairly, to discuss issues, to refrain from dishonest and defamatory attacks, and not to use campaign materials that distort the facts.
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on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 3:24 pm by Ben Rubin.
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hockley is a gadfly looking for attention..its all about him