Campaign Notebook: McMahon Files Ethics Complaint Against Murphy

Senate

Linda McMahon’s campaign filed an ethics complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics, alleging that Chris Murphy received an overly generous home mortgage from Webster Bank. Both Murphy and the bank deny the accusations.

Politico reports that the impact of the complaint will be limited since the Office of Congressional is prohibited from acting on cases in the 60 days before an election.

Politico wrote, “the practical impact of McMahon’s complaint to the OCE is likely to be some bad headlines for Murphy rather than any significant legal problems.”

The full complaint was posted on Linda McMahon’s campaign website.

Second District

Joe Courtney (D) reports on his Facebook page that he had a successful Coordinated Canvass in Windham over the weekend. Courtney also visited the Shoreline League of Democratic Women Campaign Kick-off in Old Saybrook Saturday.

Paul Formica (R) competed Sunday in the Arthur Murray Dance Competition at Ocean Beach in New London, a day after "completing five pull-ups" at the U.S. Marine Corps booth at the Ledyard Fair, according to his Facebook page.