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Conservative Ties Muddy Rob McKenna’s Appeal to Moderates
A political action committee is running attack ads saying ‘he’s not who he says he is’
By Mike Baker
The Associated Press
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP)
— Before casting himself as
a moderate in the campaign
for governor, Rob McKenna
met last year with members
of a conservative group that
has been targeted by
activists as being too
extreme.
The invitation-only dinner
allowed McKenna to speak
with a small gathering of
corporate and political lead-
ers, and he focused his
remarks on efforts to com-
bat
President
Barack
Obama’s health care law.
After the event at an
Olympia restaurant, the
Republican sent a note to an
organizer for the American
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``Thanks again for the
opportunity,’’
McKenna
wrote to Dann Mead Smith,
according
to
records
obtained by The Associated
Press under public records
laws. ``Congratulations on
the success you’re seeing
with ALEC in Washing-
ton.’’
Over the past decade,
McKenna has portrayed
himself as a centrist fit to
lead this Democratic-lean-
ing state. At the same time,
he has worked closely with
conservatives who might
give some independents
pause: He raised money for
President George W. Bush,
touted his work for ALEC
members and has attended
tea party events to talk
about the Constitution.
Now, part of McKenna’s
quest for governor has been
a public relations battle over
whether his views are too
conservative for Washing-
ton State.
A political action commit-
tee funded by unions has
been running attack ads
with the message that
McKenna is ``not who he
says he is.’’ A recent ad
from the group tries to tie
McKenna — in misleading
or incorrect ways — to
Republican positions on
abortion, the national budg-
et and health care.
McKenna, meanwhile,
has worked to tout the sup-
port he has from some
Democrats, a union of pub-
lic school employees and an
independent
education
group.
He has also staked out
positions that don’t align
with typical Republicans.
He supports the state’s cur-
rent laws on abortion. He
believes illegal immigrants
should qualify for in-state
tuition. He believes women
should have access to emer-
gency contraception at all
pharmacies. He says more
revenue will be needed to
fund future transportation
projects. He supports the
state’s domestic partnership
law — though he opposes
gay marriage.
McKenna’s
campaign
declined to comment on his
work with conservative
groups, but his work for
Bush is detailed in archived
records from his stint at the
King County Council. At
the time, he touted his work
as a fundraiser for Bush on
his resume, saying he raised
$15,000 at three fundraisers
before the 2000 election and
volunteered at a phone
bank, according to docu-
ments reviewed by the AP.
Other records indicate
McKenna later raised
money in 2002 to support
Bush’s agenda as president.
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voter ID laws and so-called
``Stand Your Ground’’ self-
defense laws, coordinating a
campaign against the group
in the wake of the shooting
of Florida teenager Trayvon
Martin. The organization
brings together companies
and lawmakers to jointly
develop model legislation
that the lawmakers then
bring back to their states to
pass — and that closed-door
coordination irks open gov-
ernment advocates.
Several companies have
dropped participation in
ALEC in recent months
amid public pressure.
McKenna spoke to ALEC
in March at the Waterstreet
Cafe in Olympia, according
to documents. ALEC organ-
izers touted that members in
attendance included Wal-
mart, AT&T and Koch
Industries — the latter being
another flashpoint in poli-
tics because the Koch broth-
ers are major funders for
conservative causes.
Records suggest McKen-
na focused his remarks on
his involvement in a lawsuit
challenging Obama’s health
care law.
McKenna’s appearances
at tea party events also
focused on the health care
issue and whether it was
constitutional.
Still,
McKenna was never really a
tea party favorite — and
another
Republican,
Shahram Hadian, ran in the
primary with support from
the far right side of the
party.
Unlike his Democratic
counterpart Jay Inslee, who
spent more than a decade in
Congress, McKenna lacks a
long track record of votes
that can help people discern
his political leanings, said
Matt Barreto.
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1505 Westlake Ave N, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98109
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Fax: (206) 286-7523
1505 Westlake Ave N, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98109
LIC # HOFFMCC164NC
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