Gov. Jim Douglas (R-Middlebury) on Monday called on his gubernatorial opponent, House Speaker Gaye Symington (D-Jericho) to campaign without using any of her personal funds.

Douglas' re-election campaign issued the request after a week of repeatedly criticizing Symington for refusing to disclose her husband's personal holdings. Symington's husband, Chuck Lacy, was formerly a top executive with Ben & Jerry's.

“Speaker Symington has chosen to hide information about her assets and financial dealings using made up tax documents meant to deceive Vermonters," Douglas campaign manager Dennise Casey said in a statement Monday. 

"Until she comes clean with a complete financial disclosure, she should pledge not to use that money to fund her campaign.”

Symington submitted "pro-forma" financial documents as part of required campaign law. The "pro-forma" documents are unofficial versions of her tax forms which include her own holdings, but not those of Lacy, with whom Symington jointly filed.

In an e-mail sent to PolitickerVT.com Friday, Symington said Douglas' focus on her personal financial information was a ruse to distract voters from his record on substantive economic issues. Douglas and Independent candidate Anthony Pollina submitted financial information including data on their spouses.

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