Bailey’s Vote for Sale?

For two years the residents of Iowa House District 9 have been represented by a man whose very office was bought and paid for by special interests and industrialists. After reading that many people are going to assume that District 09 has been represented by a Republican. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Iowa House District 09 is the district represented by McKinley Bailey. You want some proof of that, just check out the non-partisan website operated by the National Institute on Money in State Politics, followthemoney.org. I will even provide you with a direct link to Bailey’s page on this website, here. As you can see, Mr. Bailey is one of the top fundraisers in the state of Iowa with $53,444 raised so far in this election cycle. Just scroll down a little further and you can see all the special interest groups and corporations that have donated to his campaign. I won’t bore you with a complete list of donors, but I will outline a few of the larger donations that he has received.

1.      Master Builders of Iowa/AGC $3,000

2.      Iowa Bankers Association, $2,500

3.      John Deere & Co $2,000

4.      Iowa Association of Business and Industry $1,750

5.      Iowa Hospital Association $1,000

Here is a breakdown of where Bailey’s contributions have come from,

 

This list is far from all of the contributions made to Bailey campaign coffers. In all actuality it is just the tip of the iceberg. What do these groups receive in return for their investment? They must be receiving something otherwise they would not be contributing to his campaign. Any ideas that I have on that subject would be mere speculation on my part, instead I will let our readers make their own deductions based upon the evidence provided.

Now Bailey’s opponent on the other hand, Jamie Johnson, has raised just $13,170 in this election cycle, Johnson’s first campaign. The proof of my comments on this are located here, the same website from above but with Johnson’s campaign report. Check it out and you will see that Johnson has received a donation from significantly less special interest groups.

1.      William A. Krause Revocable Trust, $250

2.      Patriot PAC, $200

3.      Iowa Dental Association, $100

Here is a breakdown of where Jamie Johnson’s contributions have come from.

That is it. There are no other special interest groups contributing to Johnson’s campaign. The rest of his donations are either from the Republican Party or private citizens. Once again, I want the readers to come to their own conclusions based on this evidence.

I think that if the residents of District 09 took a long hard look at who is paying for the campaigns of these two candidates they will come to the clear conclusion that one of them is bought and sold by special interest groups and the business lobby. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure this one out. Now I am going to opine on this race and the consequences of the wrong outcome.

I think that it is clear to see that McKinley Bailey is bought and paid for by special interest groups and the business lobby. Just look at his list of donors, that alone should make it plain to see that he does not have the best interests of his constituents in mind when he casts his vote in the Iowa House of Representatives. Citizens of House District 09, you have a very clear choice for you in the race for the Iowa House. You can choose a candidate that lobbyists and other special interests have flocked to this year. Or you can choose the candidate that is being supported by average ordinary citizens. The choice is yours, what will it be?