The tift between lieutenant governor candidate Dan Forest and the State Employees Association of North Carolina continued Tuesday, when the union said members complained about receiving a fundraising email from him.
“It’s shameful that, in addition to Forest's agenda to deny thousands of women access to live-saving cancer screenings, he is wasting taxpayer dollars by sending emails to public employees, desperately asking for political donations ‘in any amount,’” SEANC Executive Director Dana Cope said in a statement emailed to news organizations.
Forest has targeted state employees in university, prison, court and other departments, SEANC says.
The spat began sometime after SEANC endorsed his Democratic opponent, Linda Coleman, and then bought a commercial accusing Forest of being an extremist who would “deny women access to birth control and life-saving cancer screenings.” That is based on a candidate questionnaire in which Forest opposed state funding for Planned Parenthood.
Forest’s campaign shot back that the commercial was “shameful,” noting that his father and grandfather died of cancer, and his mother, U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick, had breast cancer.
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Seanc doesn't speak for all state employees
October 17, 2012 - 4:30pm — mountainmanThis is a bunch BS!! SEANC complaining about members receiving mail?? SEANC loves to come state facilities and hold meetings with workers pushing a political agenda for the democrat party. Most of the workers don't wish to participate in these meetings, but are instructed they must sit in on these political meetings. This is just wrong to have this pushed on state workers who don't wish to be involved!!!!!SEANC should be dismantled!!!! There are democrat senate/house candidates who frequently come to DOT facilities soliciting votes!!!!! Can you imagine if a Republican candidate did this???? It would make the evening news. But it is very common in DOT, it is a mafia type atmosphere. SEANC is a big part of this kind of activity, and is no friend to the state employee