Press release, COLLIERVILLE, TN - Having recently been voted
overall worst Legislator in Tennessee for 2016, Curry Todd has been exposed for
an incredible double-dealing in regard to his reimbursed expenses from
taxpayers. Each lawmaker who lives more
than 50 miles from the Capitol is allowed to collect a per diem for
reimbursement of lodging and meals.
For Shelby County lawmakers, these
reimbursements are totally legitimate due to the distance involved. However, State Representative Curry Todd has
been collecting these reimbursements and, at the same time, being given a free room
thanks to Lobbyist Chuck Welch. During
this same time, Todd was working the bills Welch was paid by his clients to get
passed.
“I’m pleased to see that I am not the
only person in Tennessee troubled by this kind of behavior,” said Mark Lovell,
Todd’s August 4 conservative Republican challenger. “Not only should lawmakers be vigilant in
keeping their distance from financial involvement with Lobbyists, but they
should be making sure there is not even the appearance of this kind of
double-dipping.”
TN Forum, the watchdog group that
awarded Todd their “2016 Worst
Legislator of the Year” went on to expose Todd’s lack of aggressive
sponsorship of legislation directly affecting his district.
Lovell continued, “My opponent has
been up there too long. He has forgotten
whom he represents. I can understand
that since he actually lives in Nashville and only comes home to campaign for
re-election. Shelby County voters are
smarter than that. I am a private
businessman who gets things done. I
don’t need a job, but I want to go serve my neighbors in a way that is sorely
needed.”
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