Lamb Challenges McGovern to Campaign Spending Cap
McGovern wants to avoid his incumbent status, then he should forgo his war chest advantage
Holliston, MA September 16, 2010...Today, Marty Lamb, Republican candidate for Congress in Massachusetts' Third District, reacting to Congressman James McGovern dropping his incumbent status on the ballot, challenged him to really level the playing field by agreeing to a campaign spending cap.
"If Congressman McGovern wants to pretend that he is not the incumbent in an attempt to hide from his record, then why not give up his war chest too," challenged Lamb. "Let's go message to message."
Lamb is proposing a $300,000 spending cap for the General Election. That figure will give candidates roughly $1 per voter to spend.
"Does he believe enough in his message to accept my challenge? As the incumbent, he has more name ID so this is more than a fair offer," said Lamb.
It was reported on Tuesday that McGovern failed to list himself as an incumbent on the ballot attempting to avoid being held accountable for his record.
"If his omission is not about fooling voters, then he should step up to the plate and put aside his war chest that has been growing for years," said Lamb. "Congressman McGovern, let's not make this campaign about who is the best fundraiser. Let's make this about who has the best plan for moving the third district and our country forward," said Lamb. "I believe in my message of fighting for small business and putting people back to work. Does he believe in his message of tax and spend?"
Mr. Lamb graduated from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University in 1985 and received his Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College in 1982. He has an extensive background in real estate law, formerly with Adelson, Golden & Loria, P.C., Edward A. Sokoloff & Associates, and Lamb & Shaffer, P.C. and is currently with Lamb and Browne, P.C. He is a member of the Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts. An active participant in community affairs, Mr. Lamb sits on the Board of Directors of New England Region of United Synagogue and is a past president of Temple Beth Torah in Holliston. He has also served on the Holliston Elementary School Council and the Campaign for Holliston Schools. He resides in Holliston with Peri, his wife of 20 years, and his two teenage daughters Elissa and Simma.
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