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Nixon’s Illegal Use of Car Continued Day after Being Busted by Media

October 3, 2007

JEFFERSON CITY – A new video shows that Jay Nixon continued to illegally use a taxpayer-financed vehicle to attend political fundraisers one day after the media first exposed his previous use of public property for political gain at two other political events.

The website You Tube shows Nixon using his official state vehicle while attending a fundraiser at the Club at Old Hawthorne golf course in Columbia on September 28, one day after The Kansas City Star first exposed Nixon’s illegal use of the state’s vehicle for political purposes on September 18 and September 21. To view the video, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUBvmQGS7C0  

In a supreme act of hypocrisy, Nixon attended all three fundraisers on a week day even though he told the Dexter Daily Statesman on November 22, 2005: "I’ll do all my political work on the weekends and I’ll be your attorney general during the week." Meanwhile, Nixon inconsistently claims that he doesn’t have to reimburse taxpayers for his illegal use of state resources at fundraisers because he’s attorney general “24/7,” although he supposedly reimburses the state for his questionable use of the state car to travel back and forth to his home in Jefferson City?

“It is obvious that Jay Nixon cannot be trusted with taxpayer dollars because even after being exposed for illegally using his public car and public staff for politics, he continues on with no regard for the law or for Missouri taxpayers,” said Paul Sloca, communications director for the Missouri Republican Party. “Nixon is doing political work on weekdays though he said he wouldn’t. Nixon is issuing contradictory statements about when he has to reimburse the state and when he doesn’t. Nixon’s continual inconsistencies and excuses aren’t going to fool Missourians who are the ones picking up Nixon’s campaign tab, whether they want to or not.”

Eerily quiet have been the Democrat candidates seeking to replace Nixon as attorney general. Inquiring minds would like to know whether these candidates believe this is an appropriate use of taxpayer money.