Monday, February 08, 2010

More Trouble For Sheridan

Speaker Sheridan is becoming a one man tabloid.

Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan is not living in the district he represents but plans to return as soon as possible, a spokeswoman said Friday.

The change in addresses is the result of a pending divorce between Sheridan and his wife, spokeswoman Rebekah Sweeney said.

“He is absent with the intent to return as soon as possible,” she said.

State law requires a lawmaker to live in the Assembly district he or she represents. A government accountability board spokesperson said the law permits a temporary absence as long as the lawmaker intends to move back into the district.

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Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Friday that Sheridan intends to file an amended campaign finance report to include more detail about travel reimbursements.

The newspaper reported that Sheridan spent more than $5,000 on campaign travel over the final six months of 2009 but did not disclose whom the payments went to, as required by law.

Legislators and other candidates for office are required to report what hotels and airlines received payments, said Reid Magney, spokesman for the Government Accountability Board, which oversees the state’s election laws.

Sheridan used his campaign account to reimburse himself 20 times in the second half of last year, for a total of $7,963.

(2) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1733 hrs
Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

  1. Democrats would be fools not to get him not to run again or to put up a decent candidate against him in the primary. That district is moderately Democratic, but I doubt the voters would have a very hard time voting for a Republican to oust him if they have no other choice.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 08, 2010 at 1855 hrs


  2. This is the story that just keeps on giving.

    Posted by PGWatch on February 08, 2010 at 2050 hrs


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