West Virginia Attorney General Calls for an End to Taxpayer-funded Promotional Products
The attorney general noted that he is not opposed to the use of promotional products in political campaigns as long as they are not paid for with taxpayer money. He said that his office also has a new advertising policy as part of his reforms.
Morrisey was elected last November when he defeated five-time democratic incumbent Darrell McGraw. Much of Morrisey's campaign focused on McGraw's heavy use of pens, calendars, key chains and other items with the former attorney general's name on them. Morrisey claimed that McGraw spent more than $750,000 of his 2012 budget on advertising. As part of his reforms, Morrisey said he would eliminate all advertising that includes the incumbent's name during election years.
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