DCCC launches digital ad campaign geotargeted to Congressman Kelly’s dealerships to warn voters about Kelly’s dangerous practice of selling cars with unfixed recalls to customers
Kelly’s weak response to this troubling report? Hey, at least I didn’t break any laws.
Congressman Mike Kelly continues to face scrutiny over the shady practices his car dealerships employ – selling potentially dangerous cars to customers in western Pennsylvania, all so he can make a quick buck for himself.
Yesterday, the DCCC announced it is launching a targeted digital ad buy, warning Pennsylvanians around Congressman Kelly’s car dealerships that Kelly is putting his bottom line ahead of their safety.
Ellwood City Ledger: DCCC ad targets U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly
A Democratic political group plans to publish a digital ad this week attacking the business practices of a Republican lawmaker whose congressional district includes Ellwood City.
However, a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly said Monday that the Republican congressman is not breaking any laws at his auto dealerships and always acts in the best interest of his customers. “Congressman Kelly complies with every state and federal law,” campaign spokesman Matt Stroia said.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, a nonprofit that supports Democratic candidates to the U.S. House, will run the ad on Facebook in the district of Kelly, R-16, Butler, and areas around where his dealerships are located to “warn voters about Kelly’s dangerous practice of selling cars with unfixed recalls to customers.”
Mike Gwin, DCCC spokesman, said the ad is based on an investigative news report broadcast in late April by Pittsburgh television station WTAE that talked about a new law enacted last year in Pennsylvania that allows dealers to sell used vehicles with open safety recalls as long as they disclose there is a recall and whether that practice could lead to risk of injuries and even death.
The report mentioned that Kelly had pushed for similar national legislation in 2015, but it was never acted on. The report noted that 17 vehicles with open safety recalls, nine in Uniontown and eight in Butler, were listed for sale in early March at Kelly dealerships. Most of the recalls had to do with airbag inflators in some models that might not go off properly.
Gwin said the DCCC wants to make sure Kelly is held accountable for his actions “and will make sure that Pennsylvanians know that Kelly just can’t be trusted.”
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