Ives Was Previously Caught Soliciting Absurdly Illegal Campaign Contributions
Jeanne Ives did it again. Earlier this week, the Chicago Tribune reported that her campaign “plagiarized a Chicago Tribune article, […] lift[ing] two sentences nearly verbatim.” This “ethics slip-up” follows Ives’ campaign sending mailers to voters in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District soliciting campaign contributions that clearly break the legal federal limit.
HEADLINE: “GOP Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives campaign flyer asks for donations of up to $80,000. The federal limit is $5,600.” [Chicago Tribune, 1/17/20]
HEADLINE: Illinois Republican congressional candidate’s fundraising email plagiarizes Chicago Tribune story [Chicago Tribune, 4/15/20]
“A fundraising email sent this week from suburban congressional candidate Jeanne Ives plagiarized a Chicago Tribune article about mail-in voting.
The Ives email sent late Monday afternoon lifted two sentences nearly verbatim from the Tribune article, which first published online Friday and in print Monday morning.
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In the process of acknowledging the error, Murphy [Ives’ campaign manager] also attacked the “Chicago media,” claiming it was biased. Murphy declined to make Ives available for an interview and declined to say whether the candidate reviewed the email before it was sent.
Ives, who became known for her combative style during her three years serving in the Illinois House, is a 1987 graduate of West Point. On the campaign trail, she often cites the academy’s honor code: “A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal or tolerate those who do.”
This is not the first ethics slip-up for the Ives campaign. In January, the Tribune reported her campaign published a flyer seeking contributions of up to $80,000 despite a federal campaign donation limit of $5,600.”
“Jeanne Ives has made it clear that she’s willing to blatantly ‘lie, cheat, or steal’ to gain any attention in her desperate bid to win votes in the 6th Congressional District,” said DCCC Spokesperson Courtney Rice. “Unfortunately for her, these voters won’t tolerate or forget her reputation as a firebrand conservative that is too out-of-step and extreme for this district.”
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