(Centre Square) – A fundraising email from Arizona Senate candidate Ruben Gallego prompted a group to request an investigation by the Congressional Ethics Office.
The conservative affiliate, known as the Accountability and Civic Trust Foundation, said in a letter to the office that Gallego, who currently represents Arizona’s 3rd congressional district, directly referenced the bill electronically. They allege that they committed the offense of sending the email.
“In this case, Gallego sent a campaign fundraiser email identifying the specific bill it introduced and asking readers to click on the link and ‘support this important bill,'” it said. rice field. letter state. “The link leads to a web page titled ‘Support the Extreme Heat Emergency Act.'”
FACT regularly files ethics complaints aimed at Democrats, including members of the California House of Representatives. Eric Swalwell And former Iowa congressman. Cindy Aksne.
Despite the charges, the Gallego camp dismissed the charges as a political act.
“Right now, Arizonans are dying because of this heat wave. Congressman Gallego is focused on the real job of doing something about it. Baseless attacks from the right wing and black money syndicates are spreading in the midst of this crisis. I will not be distracted from helping Arizonans in the future,” said Senator Gallego. In a statement to Center Square, spokeswoman Hannah Goss said:
The heat wave emergency law was enacted introduced According to the bill’s language, this would “include extreme heat in the definition of a large-scale disaster,” which could open the door for federal assistance. The bill is co-sponsored by three Democrats, one Republican, and Rep. Mark Amodei of Nevada. Complaints about the bill’s reference come as Phoenix faces a massive heat wave that has hit over 110 degrees Celsius for a month.
Gallego has been declared the sole leading candidate in the Democratic primary for the hard-fought Senate seat in Arizona, now held by independent Senator Kirsten Cinema, who quit the party in December. Cinema has not announced whether it will run for re-election, and only Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb has been declared a leading candidate in the Republican primary. Former governor candidate Kari Lake has repeatedly said she is considering running for the seat.
