Democratic ad slams Hawley over allegations against donor
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Democratic political action committee is targeting Republican Missouri Senate candidate Josh Hawley for not investigating allegations of corruption involving a past top donor to Hawley's attorney general campaign, although his authority to take action is limited.
A Senate Majority PAC ad claims Hawley is "refusing to investigate an allegedly illegal pay-to-play scheme involving a donor who gave Hawley's campaign nearly $3 million." Pay-to-play in political circles means when someone donates money to a campaign or an elected official and in return receives government favors.
Hawley is running for a chance to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill in what's expected to be a close race that could play a role in party control of the U.S. Senate.
At issue in the ad is a $100,000 donation Joplin businessman David Humphreys gave to state Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard, also of Joplin.
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