McGlynn Files Two More Complaints Against Cates
From the Madison County Record
Republican Stephen McGlynn on Monday filed two more ethics complaints against his opponent in the race for the Fifth District Appellate Court, his campaign manager said.
McGlynn contends in one of his complaints that a recently aired radio commercial paid for by the campaign committee of Democrat Judy Cates violates ethical rules for judicial advertising because it is misleading and references pending matters.
McGlynn, a St. Clair County circuit judge, made a similar complaint earlier this month over one of Cates’ television ads and Cates, a Swansea trial attorney, lodged a complaint with the state Board of Elections against McGlynn .
Cates’ campaign manager, Barzin Emami, said in a statement that “Steve McGlynn cannot hide his judicial record behind lawyers. The fact is, as a judge, McGlynn has put drug dealers back on the streets instead of keeping our communities safe.”
The ad at the crux of McGlynn’s complaint to the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Standing Committee on Supreme/Appellate Election Campaign Tone and Conduct states, “When a man arrested for possession of crack cocaine had his Cadillac Escalade and cash seized by police, McGlynn ordered the car and cash be returned.
“In another case,” the ad states, “a man arrested for possession of heroin within 1,000 feet of a school got his cash and keys to his Ford Explorer back from McGlynn. Stephen McGlynn puts drug dealers back in business. Law enforcement across Southern Illinois endorses Judy Cates for Appellate Judge. They have good reason.”
Pointing to the ad itself and a pair of orders from the two cases referenced in it, Emami said “These actions are contrary to Illinois Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act.”
McGlynn’s campaign manager, Matthew Pickett, however, said in a statement that Cates’ “ad is a complete fabrication.”
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From the Madison County Record
Republican Stephen McGlynn on Monday filed two more ethics complaints against his opponent in the race for the Fifth District Appellate Court, his campaign manager said.
McGlynn contends in one of his complaints that a recently aired radio commercial paid for by the campaign committee of Democrat Judy Cates violates ethical rules for judicial advertising because it is misleading and references pending matters.
McGlynn, a St. Clair County circuit judge, made a similar complaint earlier this month over one of Cates’ television ads and Cates, a Swansea trial attorney, lodged a complaint with the state Board of Elections against McGlynn .
Cates’ campaign manager, Barzin Emami, said in a statement that “Steve McGlynn cannot hide his judicial record behind lawyers. The fact is, as a judge, McGlynn has put drug dealers back on the streets instead of keeping our communities safe.”
The ad at the crux of McGlynn’s complaint to the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Standing Committee on Supreme/Appellate Election Campaign Tone and Conduct states, “When a man arrested for possession of crack cocaine had his Cadillac Escalade and cash seized by police, McGlynn ordered the car and cash be returned.
“In another case,” the ad states, “a man arrested for possession of heroin within 1,000 feet of a school got his cash and keys to his Ford Explorer back from McGlynn. Stephen McGlynn puts drug dealers back in business. Law enforcement across Southern Illinois endorses Judy Cates for Appellate Judge. They have good reason.”
Pointing to the ad itself and a pair of orders from the two cases referenced in it, Emami said “These actions are contrary to Illinois Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act.”
McGlynn’s campaign manager, Matthew Pickett, however, said in a statement that Cates’ “ad is a complete fabrication.”
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