State Comptroller Peter Franchot (D-Takoma Park) says he's concerned about the national gambling industry's sponsorship of the state Democratic Party's One Week to Victory 2008 Gala fundraiser held Monday at the Baltimore Hilton Hotel.
In a letter to Party Chair Michael Cryor, Franchot said he was pleased to attend the event, but was concerned about how indebted the Party leadership was to the national gambling industry.
"Not only were gambling interests major sponsors of this event, but the leadership of our state party made a conscious decision to silence those who are not beholden to these special interests," Franchot, a staunch opponent of November's slots referendum, wrote to Cryor.
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