Lowden pivots on Angle

This press release speaks volumes on how tight the GOP primary for U.S. Senate has become. Front runner Sue Lowden issued this press release this afternoon attacking Sharron Angle for voting herself a pay increase. You can read it below. But what it really says is that Angle is now her No. 1 GOP competitor. If the Lowden campaign wants to maintain the lead, it must pivot away from Reid and stiff-arm the surging Angle campaign.

Fact Check: Sharron Angle Voted for Pay Increases

This Morning on KNPR, Sharron Angle Denied She Voted For A Salary Increase While Serving in the Nevada State Assembly, Votes Substantiated by the State Record.

Sue Lowden for U.S. Senate Campaign Manager: Sharron invites Nevadans to support her based on her record. Therefore, they have a right to know the truth.

(Las Vegas, NV) — Today, Nevada businesswoman and U.S. Senate candidate Sue Lowden’s campaign responded to Sharron Angle denying on KNPR that she voted in favor of a salary increases while serving in the Nevada state Assembly.

“I am quite surprised by Sharron’s contradiction of her record as state Assemblywoman,” stated Robert Uithoven. “For years, campaign after campaign, Sharron has run on the motto of ‘Don’t read my lips, read my record.’ It is clearly stated in the Assembly record that Sharron voted to raise her pay not once, but twice, while serving in the state Assembly. Sharron invites Nevadans to support her based on her record. Therefore, they have a right to know the truth.”

Uithoven continued, “As a fiscal conservative, Sue has never voted to increase her salary. Further, while serving in the State Senate, she voted against a pay raise. During her tenure as Chairman of the Nevada Republican Party, Sue never took a dime for her services, including reimbursements. Sue Lowden strongly believes that elected officials should be serving for the good of the people, not for the government salary and pension plan. When elected Nevada’s next U.S. Senator, one of the first things Sue will do is work to stop the automatic pay increases Congress currently receives. Nevadans do not see their pay automatically increase, and Congress should be no exception.”

NOTE:

On Wednesday, Sharron Angle was asked by a listener on KNPR,“Sharron Angle, if you are so conservative, why did you vote to raise your own pay three times as a legislator in Nevada?” Sharron’s response: “I didn’t.” To listen to the exchange, click here.

Sue Lowden appeared on KNPR after Sharron Angle, and was subsequently asked by a listener about her fiscal conservatism. Listen to Sue’s interview here.

FACT:

In 2005, Sharron Angle voted to double her compensation as a state assemblyman [SJR11]. Read the full bill here.

In 2001, Assemblywoman Sharron Angle voted ‘Yea’ on AB606, a bill to make various changes regarding compensation of certain public officers, namely salary increases. The bill did not advance past the Assembly. Read the full bill here.

In 1995, Nevada State Senator Sue Lowden voted against increasing her pay [Senate Bill 575]. The bill passed the Senate by a 13 to 8 vote.

BACKGROUND:

Sue Lowden officially launched her campaign for U.S. Senate on October 1, 2009. As a former Nevada State Senator and conservative businesswoman, Sue is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination against a number of candidates. Sue has led Harry Reid in 18 consecutive independent polls. A recent Mason-Dixon/Review-Journal poll had Sue up by 18% in the GOP primary. On April 16, the Las Vegas Review-Journal released a poll showing Sue up by 10% against Harry Reid in a full-ballot election with eight contenders and a “none of these candidates” option. Since January 1st of this year, Lowden has traveled over 25,000 miles in Nevada by foot, car, RV, and Southwest airlines. I

n her solutions-based campaign, Sue Lowden has offered a number of policy positions on her web page describing how we can begin creating jobs again in Nevada and throughout America, as well as how we can lessen the cost of health insurance so more Nevadans can afford to pay needed coverage. Further, Lowden has called for immediate, across-the-board spending cuts to reduce our deficit, and support for efforts to repay taxpayers the unspent TARP money as well as unspent federal stimulus dollars.

Despite record unemployment, record home foreclosures and record bankruptcies, Harry Reid recently described Nevada’s economy as facing “robust growth.” Sue Lowden responded with a web ad entitled “A Robust Economy?” Watch the web ad here.

All of Sue’s television ads can be viewed on her website, www.SueLowden.com.