The
Legal Newsline is reporting that Bailey Perrin Bailey (BPB) has a particular interest in funding Democrat candidates, including Democrat Attorneys General:
[Ken Bailey] routinely donates tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic party
campaigns and committees, including an impressive $38,000 just in 2007. Online
filings show he donated to the campaigns of six Democratic congressmen, two
presidential candidates and two national election committees, including $10,000
to the Democratic National Campaign Committee.
The BPB founding partner has also honed in successfully on key party
targets. One is the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA), which
raises $2 million annually to help make Democrats AGs in 31 states. Some of
those Democratic AGs, notably McDaniel and Oklahoma's Drew Edmondson, in turn
hire private lawyers to litigate big-money cases for the state.
Not surprisingly, Bailey has been one of DAGA's most generous donors
over recent years.
DAGA's
"527" Political Organization Filing Information shows Bailey donated $30,000 in 2005 and again in 2006. The Bailey Williams Law firm,
also co-founded by Ken Bailey,
also donated $25,000 in 2006, and over
$2.3M to Democrat candidates in 2001-2002 (and $0.00 to Republican candidates).
OKPNS has
previously reported on expert opinion that attorney generals hiring private law firms is becoming more and more common, and may not be in the best interest of the taxpayers.
Labels: Drew Edmondson
Posted at 2/24/2008 07:11:00 PM
