Hagan Campaign Demands Dole Return $11K from Convicted Felon Senator Ted Stevens; Oppose Any Bush Pardon of Stevens

October 27, 2008

GREENSBORO, NC- Alaska Senator Ted Stevens (AK) was found guilty today on all counts. According to the indictment, Stevens “knowingly and willfully engaged in a scheme to conceal a material fact” covering up the gifts he received from an Alaskan oil company.

“Elizabeth Dole returned only a portion of the $21,000 Ted Stevens gave to her campaign when he was indicted. He’s now a convicted felon and any excuse she had previously has gone out the window. Dole must now return the remaining $11,000, or else send the message to North Carolinians that she and her colleagues in the U.S. Senate, like Ted Stevens, are open for business,” Hagan Campaign Communications Director Colleen Flanagan said. “In addition, she must immediately and forcefully oppose any pardon that George Bush may offer Stevens on his way out of office in January. The American people have had enough, and with every vote cast, they are sending a clear message that more of the same is no longer the way it’s going to be. A pardon of Ted Stevens, and Dole’s silence on the matter, would fly in the face of all the hardworking Americans who know that our elected representatives are there to serve us, not themselves.”

Among other things, Stevens accepted the construction of a new first floor, garage and wraparound deck on a vacation home he called the “chalet.” Dole received $1,000 from Stevens’ campaign committee and she received $20,000 from his political action committee (PAC), Northern Lights PAC. As the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Dole also accepted more than $230,000 from Stevens’ PAC on behalf of the NRSC.

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