Woods: Hayworth, KFYI violating law
By Yellow Sheet Report
Published: December 15, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Grant Woods filed a complaint today with the Federal Election Commission, accusing J.D. Hayworth and his employer, Clear Channel, of violating campaign finance laws.
In the complaint (which we received just before deadline), Woods submits that as a talk show host for KFYI, Hayworth receives as much as $540,000 a week in the form of in-kind contributions from Clear Channel while campaigning for U.S. Senate. Woods says even though Hayworth hasn’t announced his candidacy, he is clearly “testing the waters.”
“During the past few weeks, Mr. Hayworth has repeatedly used almost his entire allotted airtime to promote his candidacy,” Woods writes. “And Mr. Hayworth has stated his intention to continue to use this corporate subsidy to campaign during the coming months.” How does Woods arrive at $540,000? He actually cites an Arizona Guardian story, which says that a 30-second ad on Clear Channel costs $300. Woods multiplies that number by the length of Hayworth’s show, which comes to $540,000 a week.
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5 Responses to “Woods: Hayworth, KFYI violating law”
December 16th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Mr. Woods, with all due respect (which isn’t much) YOU ARE A MORON! Congressman Hayworth is not an announced candidate.
December 22nd, 2009 at 1:34 pm
[...] former chief of staff and former Arizona Attorney General, Grant Woods, filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) alleging that Hayworth is illegally using his [...]
December 23rd, 2009 at 8:49 am
[...] using over half a million in endorsements from his radio show to elevate his Senate ambitions, the Arizona Capital Times reports.”During the past few weeks,” Woods wrote, “Mr. Hayworth has repeatedly used almost his entire [...]
January 6th, 2010 at 11:11 am
[...] McCain’s former chief of staff Grant Woods recently filed a complaint that his likely opponent, talk-radio host and former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ), has been illegally using his radio show and capitalizing on over a half a million in endorsements to elevate his Senate ambitions, the Arizona Capital Times reports. [...]
January 25th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Woods = Another unnecessary fly in the ointment. JD steps up at the right time to serve as Senator. McCain is symbolic of the RINOS in the party and is destined for defeat.