Democratic Georgia House candidate Tansy Herring was arrested Saturday for using a stock photo of the veteran campaign mailer against her Republican opponent, according to a press release.
Herring secured her. party nomination She will face Republican candidate Noah Harbach in June, seeking victory in Georgia’s 145th House District. However, according to a press statement released by the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), Herring’s campaign appears to have used a stock photo of a Desert Storm veteran with a quote for Political Mail.
“Nothing screams brazenness and desperation like Tansy Herring, who uses stock photos and fabricated quotes of Desert Storm veterans to score political points. She has to fake veteran support to win seats. “These candidates have no respect for the selfless men and women who gave their lives to protect our country, and they do not deserve to win on November 5th,” RSLC spokeswoman Stephanie Rivera wrote.
The images used are posted online It is by the Georgia House of Representatives Republicans and can be seen in the stock photo. site It shows a man wearing a brown zip-up jacket and a “Desert Storm Veterans” baseball cap posing for the camera. Mailers featuring the image were used not only against Harbach, but also in Democratic campaigns against other Republican candidates in the state, including Clay Greiner, Sharon Cooper and Ken Vance. Looks like it was taken advantage of. (Related: State Supreme Court blocks Republican push to hand-count ballots)
Campaign desperation must not be such that voters are misled by manufactured views or online stock photos of American veterans. @GeorgiaDemocrat and @gahousedems Dear candidates, America’s heroes deserve an apology for this disgusting attempt to use them as political pawns. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/sGr1bh046f
— GA House Republicans (@GaHouseGOP) October 26, 2024
After the incident, Harbach and local veterans released a statement. statement The Democratic candidate “owes it” to apologize to the state’s veterans, accusing Herring of using the image to “make it seem like this veteran is attributing himself to that citation.” said.
“I am surprised by the misuse of a stock image to imply support for Tansy Herring by veterans,” Harbach said. “As the grandson of a military veteran and the brother of a veteran who died in the fight against PTSD, I am deeply disappointed in the efforts of adversaries to use the images and likenesses of veterans to establish credibility for false attack ads. I’m appalled.”
Retired U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Thomas Sadler called Herring’s actions “terrible” and said, along with Vietnam veteran Martin Ursitti, that she would not accept Herring’s vote.
“We deserve better than someone who is willing to fake support for veterans in order to score partisan points against their opponents. That’s why I’m tired of politicians taking me for granted. She doesn’t have my vote,” said the retired U.S. Air Force chaplain with 28 years of service.
Herring’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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