For Immediate Release Contact: Trey Pollard,
(202) 495-3058
September 19, 2012
  
Sierra Club Targets Six
House Incumbents With “Toxic Money, Toxic Votes” Campaign
New Ad Campaign Will Highlight Corrosive Influence
of Fossil Fuel Industry Money on Incumbents’ Voting Records
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Washington, D.C. — Today, Sierra Club Independent Action launched its new “Toxic Money,
Toxic Votes” campaign, targeting six House incumbents. This effort
will invest significant resources on mail, network and cable television
advertising to highlight the records of incumbents who have put the dangerous
agendas of their big oil, gas, and coal campaign donors ahead of the health of
their constituents and their communities.
“Big oil, gas, and coal companies have been flooding our
political system with hundreds of millions of dollars, drowning out the voices
of middle-class families and pushing their dirty energy agenda ahead of the needs
of everyone else,” said Cathy Duvall, Sierra Club Director of
Public Advocacy and Partnerships. “These six incumbents are among the
worst of the worst at taking toxic money from fossil fuel billionaires and
making toxic votes that threaten the health American families.”
The six incumbents targeted in the “Toxic Money, Toxic Votes” campaign
are:
- Rep. Quico Canseco (TX-23)
- Rep. Mike Coffman (CO-06)
- Rep. Chris Gibson (NY-19)
- Rep. Dan Lungren (CA-07)
- Rep. Jim Renacci (OH-16)
- Rep. Bobby Schilling (IL-17)
To kick off the campaign, a new heavy
saturation television ad will
begin airing today in Rep. Dan Lungren’s district (CA-07). The ad highlights Lungren’s
consistent record of voting to gut public health safeguards, let big polluters
off the hook for pumping toxins into our air and water, and give Big Oil billions
in tax subsidies while taking more than
$455,000 in campaign cash from oil and gas companies throughout his political career.
The ad will air three hundred times in Lungren’s district over ten days,
meaning the average CA-07 voter will see it 10 to 12 times. You can view the ad here.
“Throughout his long political career, Dan Lungren has made it clear that
the profits of the Big Oil companies that pumped nearly half a million dollars into
his campaigns are more important than the health and safety of California
families,” said Duvall. “Whether it’s his consistent votes to dole out
billions in tax giveaways to BP and Shell or to shred the protections that keep
our air and water clean, Lungren’s put the polluters who pay his way first.”
A mailer amplifying the same message will be sent this week to more than
60,000 homes in Lungren’s district. You can view
the mailer here.
Today, Sierra Club Independent Action also
launched the “Toxic
Money, Toxic Votes” website, which will house all forthcoming mail and TV
ads for the campaign. New efforts will be announced in the coming weeks.
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