The New Hampshire Democratic Party is filing a complaint against a Virginia-based business advocacy group that’s running a radio ad attacking Jeanne Shaheen’s record as governor. Shaheen is running for the U.S. Senate.
The party, which sent a letter yesterday to the Federal Election Commission, says Americans for Job Security, which is sponsoring the ad, has failed to register and report as a political committee. The state Democratic Party also says the ad also failed to include a required disclaimer in the ad and that the group conspired to make illegal corporate expenditures in connection with a federal election.
Stephen DeMaura, president of Americans for Job Security, says the group ran an issue ad, not a political ad, and didn’t need to file as a political committee.