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Senator Maria Cantwell scandal brewing

Interesting developments in the Maria Cantwell scandal that is developing in WA State. Cantwell is one of the incumbent Democratic Senators and seems to have been loaning one of her lobbyists large quantities of money. And that is just the tip of the iceberg... Stephan at Sound Politics has been doing an excellent job of unraveling the threads. Check it out: Maria Cantwell was the "other woman" in lobbyist's divorce

The Seattle Times has recently reported on the close ties between Sen. Maria Cantwell and former boyfriend, boss and campaign consultant, lobbyist Ron Dotzauer. Begging explanation is a $15,000-$50,000 personal loan to Dotzauer reported in Cantwell's financial disclosures since 2001. (See Times articles here, here and here).

The loan was apparently extended to help Dotzauer through messy divorce litigation. The Times didn't mention that the court file, oddly, was entirely sealed. I had the file unsealed last Thursday. Cantwell is identified as the "other woman".

Nasty timing for the upcoming election... Not a particular fan of Cantwell so I would be happy to see Mike Mcgavick get the job. His last job was as head of Safeco Insurance and when he started his tenure, they were close to bankruptcy but he was able to turn them around. The stockholders were pretty happy. Posted by DaveH at October 4, 2006 5:38 PM