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McDonald takes opponent to task for smear campaign
Releases new "Mad Dog" Radio Ad

LANCASTER---                   In the final days of the campaign for State Senate in the 13th District and the momentum shifts, the Smucker campaign has begun to turn its negative smear campaign to Steve McDonald. In a mail piece, the Smucker unleashed a sleazy barrage attacking McDonald and his record.

In a debate this morning hosted by the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, McDonald took Smucker to task for his smear campaign.

 

The following is Mr. McDonald's statement during the debate:

"Here we see that it's not just about the record, or not just a distortion of the record of his opponents, but about deception, inaccuracy, and negative campaigning at its worst. Not something that should be seen in Lancaster County.

Negative campaigns like this are below the office that you seek, Lloyd, and your smears reflect the worst of you, not the person you're trying to smear. I have to ask, what will you do to become State Senator? How low will you sink, and how will that reflect on the district and the representation we have? Have you no shame when you send something like this out which is totally inaccurate and full of falsehoods on both myself and Mr. Thibault?"

After the event, McDonald said, "I would call on Lloyd to change the tone of his campaign in this final week. The people of this district are tired of all the negativity. I've been running a positive campaign based on my record as a reformer, a conservative, and a Real Republican. That's what the people of this district deserve."

The McDonald Campaign released its latest radio ad in response to the the negative campaigning. The ad, titled "Mad Dog Attacks" begins airing tomorrow.

"This ad is a humorous response to a serious issue--the negative, smear tactics taken by our opposition," McDonald spokesman Seth Wimer said.

LISTEN TO THE AD HERE

 

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Candidates Across PA Sign Public Servant Pledge

 

In a sign that the desire for Public Service isn't limited to only the 13th Senate District, legislative candidates across Pennsylvania are signing Steve McDonald's Public Servant Pledge.

Legislative candidates from all corners of the state, from Schuykill County, to Franklin County, to Luzerne County, and more have joined 13th District Republican Steve McDonald and pledged to put Public Service ahead of personal gain in the Legislature.

"I'm honored that these candidates have stood up and joined the effort to put Public Service back into our elected offices," McDonald said. "In each of these legislative districts, the voters can rest assured that the candidates who have signed this pledge will truly be servants of the people who elected them."

The McDonald campaign today announced the launch of a new website, www.PublicServantPledge.com to promote the pledge, and the candidates who have signed it.
Any legislative candidate, of any party, is welcome to join the effort by signing the pledge.

To date, of the four candidates in the 13th Senate District, only Bill Neff and Steve McDonald have signed the pledge. Candidates Paul Thibault and Lloyd Smucker have so far refused.


 

 

 

 

 

McDonald: Real Conservative Leadership

Thibault makes excuses; Smucker doesn't own up to his record

LANCASTER--- At a candidate forum hosted today by the Lancaster Rotary Club, Republican Steve McDonald continued to define his record as one of fiscal conservative government and dramatic reform.

 
 

“In today’s forum, Steve clearly defined his candidacy as the right mix of business experience, fiscal conservative leadership, and government reform,” McDonald spokesman Seth Wimer said. “Steve brought his management experience from years in the private sector to county government, where he dramatically reduced the size of government, and saved county taxpayers well over $1 million. Steve did all this while providing a superior product to the citizens of Lancaster County.”

 
 

Meanwhile, former County Commissioner Paul Thibault made excuses for his record of higher taxes and spending, blaming state mandates for an 80% increase in property taxes, as well as a massive 82% increase in overall spending.

 
 

“There’s an old saying… ‘Don’t give me excuses; show me results’. The singular result of Paul Thibault’s time as a County Commissioner was bigger government,” Wimer continued. “And he has no one to blame but himself.”

 
 

West Lampeter Township Supervisor Lloyd Smucker refused to own up to his own record of reckless spending at the township level.

 
 

“Every business man knows that he won’t be in business very long if he overspends his budget year after year,” Wimer said. “However that’s exactly what Lloyd Smucker has done as a township supervisor. For two years in a row, West Lampeter Township has overspent its budget under Lloyd Smucker’s watch. Mr. Smucker wouldn’t do that in his own business, with his own money, so why is he doing it with the money of West Lampeter Township taxpayers?”

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Neff Joins McDonald, Signs Public Servant Pledge

Thibault, Smucker continue their refusal to sign

LANCASTER--- 13th District Republican candidate Bill Neff has joined Steve McDonald in signing the “13th Senate District Public Servant Pledge”. By signing the pledge, McDonald and Neff have both shown commitment to public service over personal gain.

 
 

“The Public Servant Pledge lays out important criteria, such as rejection of perks and support for term limits, that will help voters determine each of our motivations for running for the Senate,” Neff said. “Clearly, Steve and I are both running for the Senate because we want to be public servants, not because we are looking for our own personal gain.”

 
 

McDonald thanked Neff for joining him in signing the pledge.

 
 

“I want to thank Bill for joining me and taking the initiative on this important issue,” McDonald said. “There is no higher calling than public service, and I think this pledge proves that Bill and I are in this campaign for the right reasons. We want to serve our friends and neighbors here in Lancaster and York counties.”

 
 

McDonald continued, “I had hoped that all of the candidates in this race would be willing to sign the public servant pledge. I think it’s a shame that only two of the four candidates are willing to stand up and put pen-to-paper and say that, as candidates and elected officials, public service comes first.”

 
 

As of the Lancaster Sunday News on March 16, both Lloyd Smucker and Paul Thibault were refusing to sign the Public Servant Pledge.

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McDonald Signs Public Servant Pledge

Calls on 13th Candidates to Join Him

LANCASTER--- On Wednesday morning, Republican State Senate candidate Steve McDonald signed a “Public Servant Pledge” pledge and called on his opponents to join him. The pledge is part of his effort to bring Real Reform to the legislature.

 

“As a candidate and as an elected official, I’ve always seen my job as one of public service,” McDonald said. “When I entered county government 10 years ago, I signed away my taxpayer funded pension because I didn’t believe that the taxpayers should be paying me a salary in the form of a pension long after I left office.”

 

McDonald continued, “As State Senator, my commitment will be the same. I want to go to Harrisburg to serve my friends and neighbors here in Lancaster and York, not to serve my own self interest. That’s why I’ve signed the ‘Public Servant Pledge’ and I hope that my opponents will join me.”

 

“Having served nearly three terms in county government, I know that 12 years is an appropriate amount of time to complete a job and move on,” McDonald said. “Public servants enter office, meet the goals they’ve set, and then leave. The difference between career politicians and public servants is that career politicians take career benefits.”

 

There are four commitments outlined in the pledge, including rejecting a taxpayer funded pension, rejecting legislative perks, committing to a three-term limit, and refusing to vote for a pay raise.

 

“The citizens of the 13th District will know that any candidate who signs this pledge intends to go to Harrisburg for the right reasons,” McDonald said. “Since I began this campaign in September, I’ve pledged to go to Harrisburg and change the culture of the capitol. That’s exactly what I intend to do.”

 
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