The Scoop: Loughlin Slams Fung Campaign Manager
Monday, November 04, 2013
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Former State Rep. Loughlin Slams Fung Campaign Manager
Former Republican state representative John Loughlin has accused Patrick Sweeney, campaign manager for 2014 gubernatorial candidate Allan Fung, of providing false information in a recent interview he did with GoLocal regarding campaign contributions that Fung has made to various Rhode Island Democrats.
GoLocal first reported last week that Fung, the three-term mayor of Cranston and former MetLife lobbyist, has donated money to some of Rhode Island’s most prominent Democrats including David Cicilline, Gordon Fox, Steven Costantino, and Providence Mayor Angel Taveras.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTIn the interview, Sweeney told GoLocal that Fung’s campaign contribution to Taveras in 2010 was acceptable because Taveras did not have a Republican opponent that year—a point which Loughlin addressed in a statement made over the weekend.
In his statement, Loughlin accuses Sweeney of “spinning” the facts, because Taveras did have a Republican opponent—Dr. Daniel Harrop—when Fung made his donation on June 21, 2010.
Aside from calling out Sweeney, Loughlin has also questioned Fung’s decision to donate $250 to Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, and nothing to Republican Brendan Doherty, who ran against David Cicilline for Rhode Island’s 1st congressional seat in 2012.
Interestingly, Sweeney previously served as the deputy director of Loughlin’s unsuccessful 2010 Congressional campaign. Sweeney also once served as a policy analyst for former Governor Don Carcieri.
Loughlin was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing Portsmouth and Tiverton Dist. 71, from 2005 to 2010.
Following his unsuccessful U.S. Congressional bid in 2010, Loughlin served as the campaign spokesperson for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Barry Hinckley—a position that Loughlin resigned from after releasing a false statement against Hinckley’s opponent Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.
Loughlin currently owns Media-Rite LLC, a Providence-based full service marketing, communications, public relations, television, radio and film production company.
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