Embattled Sherwood Raises $26,000
The Hotline's called it "the quietest scandal ever." It's Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Don Sherwood 's legal battle over a $5.5 million assault and battery lawsuit filed by his former mistress, who claims he repeatedly beat her during their five-year relationship.
Sherwood, 64, married and hailing from a rural district around Wilkes-Barre, has admitted the affair with the now 29-year-old woman but denies assaulting her.
Perhaps as a result of this matter, Sherwood's poll ratings have dropped from 60 to 54 percent. But recent reports that a Green Party activist may enter the race next year should doom any Democratic chances of picking up the seat.
Even so, the House GOP leadership must be concerned enough about the little adultery/domestic violence distraction that it's going to the aid of its pal. A review by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington finds that Sherwood's October monthly financial report, filed recently with the Federal Election Commission, indicates his campaign committee received $5,000 contributions from the Keep Our Majority PAC (Speaker J. Dennis Hastert of Illinois), Rely on Your Beliefs Fund (Majority Leader Roy Blunt of Missouri), the Freedom Project ( John A. Boehner of Ohio) and TOMPAC ( Thomas M. Reynolds of New York).
Sherwood's campaign also received $2,500 from the PRYCE Project PAC ( Deborah Pryce of Ohio) and the Prosperity Helps Inspire Liberty PAC ( Phil English of Pennsylvania); and $1,000 from the Help America's Leaders PAC ( Harold Rogers of Kentucky).
That's $26,000 from GOP leadership PACs. Sherwood probably won't need it for his campaign, but CREW executive director Melanie Sloan notes the money can be spent on legal expenses as well as campaign expenses. Anything to support family values.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/23/AR2005102300948.html
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