Today, in the race for Virginia’s Second Congressional District, the DCCC announced a new television ad that hammers Rep. Scott Taylor on new reports that he continued to pay staffers implicated in petition forgery. It also uses his failed business record to show that the election fraud scandal is part of a pattern of Taylor thinking the rules don’t apply to him. The ad is the fifth in a series from the DCCC that touches on the petition scandal, and begins airing in the district today.
WATCH NEW DCCC AD “Rules” HERE
The ad, “Rules,” shows that the criminal investigation into Taylor’s campaign, and the recent revelations that he continued to pay staff who a judge says committed “out and out fraud,” is part of a pattern of Taylor thinking he plays by a different set of rules.
The ad is the first to inform voters about Taylor’s failed business record, during which he has accumulated at least$1.5 million in legal judgements for failing to pay personal and business debts, including more than$800,000 for an unpaid loan from a failed real estate deal. In one case, Taylor changed the name and address of a gym he owned to avoid having his gym equipment seized after his landlord sued him for more than a year of unpaid rent amounting to nearly $150,000. Taylor also failed to pay property taxes on a property for nearly a year, and when confronted with that information, Taylor blamed the delinquency on the demands of running for re-election and fulfilling the duties of his taxpayer-funded job.
“It’s bad enough that Rep. Scott Taylor broke his promise to purge his campaign of staffers implicated in election fraud, but that’s only part of a pattern of Taylor acting as if he plays by a different set of rules than his neighbors and constituents. From racking up millions in debt to skipping out on landlords and failing to pay taxes, Taylor has shown himself to be just another politician who can’t be trusted.”– DCCC Spokesperson Jacob Peters
Script:
Narrator: Facts…become patterns. We know Scott Taylor’s campaign is under criminal investigation. But with Scott Taylor – there’s a pattern. He thinks the rules don’t apply…Over $10,000 in unpaid taxes $1.5 million in legal judgments: unpaid loans, hidden businesses… And he continued to employ four staffers accused of election fraud. Scott Taylor is a politician who thinks the rules don’t apply to him. There’s enough of those in Washington – it’s time for a change.”