Temporary Senator “Mega-Donor” Kelly Loeffler Faces “Minefield” of Ethical Issues, Questions on Lobbying

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson Stewart Boss released the following statement today ahead of political mega-donor Kelly Loeffler’s swearing-in to the U.S. Senate:

“Political mega-donor Kelly Loeffler managed to buy herself a temporary Senate seat with a pledge to spend millions and serve as a rubber stamp for her party leaders, but this corrupt appointment has backfired from the moment she emerged out of a sham selection process. Loeffler faces a ‘minefield’ of ethical issues, is under scrutiny for her company spending ‘millions of dollars to lobby’ Congress, and has failed to unite grassroots Republicans who are skeptical of her coronation. Georgia voters see this backroom deal for what it is: the worst of Washington politics.”

Read more about the baggage that temporary Senator Kelly Loeffler is bringing to the U.S. Senate seat she bought herself:

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Loeffler to face ‘minefield’ of ethical issues in Senate

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Lobbying by incoming Georgia senator’s firm under scrutiny

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Loeffler’s firm “spent millions of dollars to lobby the congressional lawmakers she’ll soon join… She would not say whether she would recuse herself from certain votes that could influence the business”

• 11Alive: Who is Kelly Loeffler? The political mega-donor

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Loeffler “made another promise to Kemp: That she would funnel $20 million of her own cash into the campaign”

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Loeffler “is a mystery to even many Georgia politicos and under attack by prominent conservatives”

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The Jolt: A soon-to-be senator not yet ready for her close-up

• 11Alive: Tea Party founder: Gov. Kemp’s U.S. Senate choice is a ‘fiasco’

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The Jolt: Sean Hannity urges followers to deluge Brian Kemp over U.S. Senate choice

• Georgia Public Broadcasting: Political Rewind: Tumultuous Storm Gathers Over Isakson Seat

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “[Loeffler’s] appointment has sparked rifts within the Georgia GOP that will be hard to heal. Many local Republican leaders have pointedly not offered her an endorsement”

• WABE: “The reported choice… comes despite strong pushback against Kemp and Loeffler herself”

• The Hill: “Loeffler has faced a flurry of criticism from conservatives and Trump allies”

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Loeffler reaches out to skeptical Georgia GOP activists

• POLITICO: New Georgia senator about to step into GOP firestorm

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Kemp’s Senate pick sparks rift in lieutenant governor’s office

• National Review: Why the Intra-GOP Fight over a Georgia Senate Seat Matters

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