A Democrat running for U-S Senate says Republican Governor Sonny Perdue's new political action committee is a misuse of campaign funds. Perdue has over 780-thousand dollars left in his non-profit called Perdue PAC. It's leftover from his 2006 re-election campaign. Perdue has not said how he'll spend the funds.
U-S Senate candidate Dale Cardwell, a former Atlanta investigative TV reporter, says it's wrong for Perdue to use campaign money to support a PAC, or political action committee.
"He ought to give it back to the people who gave it to him because they believed in him running for re-election".
Perdue's former campaign manager, Nick Ayers, says Cardwell should have looked into the State Ethics Commission's files. He says there are guidelines in the ethics code that say candidates are allowed to contribute extra campaign money to non-profit organizations...even if the phrase "political action committee" is in the title.
U-S Senate candidate Dale Cardwell, a former Atlanta investigative TV reporter, says it's wrong for Perdue to use campaign money to support a PAC, or political action committee.
"He ought to give it back to the people who gave it to him because they believed in him running for re-election".
Perdue's former campaign manager, Nick Ayers, says Cardwell should have looked into the State Ethics Commission's files. He says there are guidelines in the ethics code that say candidates are allowed to contribute extra campaign money to non-profit organizations...even if the phrase "political action committee" is in the title.
