Campaign staff for Republican incumbent Stacy Garrity find fault with Democratic nominee Erin McClelland's latest campaign finance filing while McClelland complaints Garrity isn't willing to debate her. File photosThe Democratic challenger running for state treasurer is calling for more transparency from her Republican incumbent opponent while being accused of creating conspiracy theories and unable to accurately complete a campaign finance report.
Garrity’s campaign spokesman Dennis Roddy responded, “When Erin McClelland can get her own house in order then we can talk about a conversation in public. At this point, she’s not a serious candidate. She is at most a serious nuisance.” McClelland said one of those checks came in shortly after the April primary but it wasn’t deposited in her campaign account until July when a second $10,000 contribution from that same PAC was received.
“There was never any misinformation. The donation was reported. We simply moved it to the cycle in which it was deposited instead of when it was received.”Department of State advises candidates to report contributions when they are received, said department spokesman Matt Heckel. This isn’t the first time McClelland has found herself in disputes over her campaign finance filings.