Republican Tony Strickland will be fined $3,000 for violating state campaign law. The fine stems from a negative attack mailer against then-opponent Hannah-Beth Jackson in 2008. Strickland, a career politician, failed to disclose the source of the mailer. According to the state Fair Political Practices Commission, Strickland should have known better stating the omission was, “at worst intentional, at best negligent.”
Strickland, who has been fund raising for former Goldman Sachs board member Meg Whitman, wants to trade in his senate seat for a run for State Controller. Given his history of reckless, even illegal campaign practices, some would question his suitability for higher office.
