If you are Tim Schofield raising money for your City Council campaign, apparently you also go to McDermott, Quilty, and Miller.
- William McDermott - $100 to the Committee to Elect Tim Schofield
- Dennis Quilty - $200 to the Committee to Elect Tim Schofield
- Stephen Miller - $200 to the Committee to Elect Tim Schofield
Former councilor Michael McCormack, a lawyer and lobbyist, said people who do business with the city have a good reason for giving. "These are people who have an interest in seeing the city economically strong and sound," he said. "They also want to be in a position to pick up the phone and call someone if they have a problem. Sometimes the operative word is access."The Schofield campaign did not respond to an email seeking comment on this issue.
"If you're the head of a significant company that does a significant amount of business in the city you want to know that you can pick up the phone and call the City Council president. Someone will listen and help."
People give to politicians to get access. If you call a politician the first thing they do is check to see if you have sent them money. The second thing they do is send you a letter for money.
ReplyDeleteJohn Thompson
Brighton
Lawyers have given tons of money to all of the candidates- this is a non-story. It's especially funny that this particular issue is coming up given that Schofield was endorsed by Felix Arroyo, someone who has such a strong reputation for standing up against such interests.
ReplyDeleteMore importantly, the very lobbyist whom you quote as saying that people give money for access has given $200 donations to Ciommo and Hanlon. Isn't that the real story?