September 17, 2008 - 16:32
News: Oregon

Merkley has no plans to give back Rangel’s cash

A spokesman for U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley (D-Portland) said Wednesday that the Oregon House Speaker has no intention of returning funds he received from U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), who has been accused of withholding income from tax scrutiny. Merkley’s campaign rival, U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Pendleton), has called on Merkley to give the money to charity.

“This is just a foolish attempt to distract from the $10,000 from indicted Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) that is burning a hole in Gordon Smith’s pocket,” Merkley campaign spokesman Matt Canter said.

Canter was referring to $10,000 that Politico reported Smith received from Stevens in March 2005 and April 2006. According to that report, Smith used the money to pay back campaign debt that remained from his 1996 run.

But Smith spokeswoman Lindsay Gilbride said that money has also been donated to charity, along with the $10,000 Smith received this election cycle.

Rangel has come under scrutiny in recent weeks owing to his failing to report $75,000 in rental income from property he owns in the Dominican Republic. The National Republican Congressional Caucus has sent out repeated requests for Democratic congressional candidates to give back money they received from the New York congressman. Smith’s campaign echoed those calls to Merkley on Monday.

According to the F.E.C., Merkley took $5,000 from Rangel’s National Leadership PAC and $2,000 from Rangel for Congress on June 29. The Democratic National Committee has already returned $100,000 of Rangel’s money.

Gilbride said that Merkley’s decision to hold onto the money instead of donating it is regrettable.

Britten Chase is a PolitickerOR.com Reporter and can be reached via email at noreply@politicker.com.

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