REESE RESPONDS TO SCURRILOUS, BASELESS ATTACK

Labor Commissioner Candidate
Rebukes Opponent for
Distracting from Issues

Labor Commissioner candidate Jason Reese responds to a report on Oklahoma Political News Service concerning an alleged campaign finance infraction.

One day after Reese publicly questioned the OK House Leadership - which includes his primary opponent Rep. Tad Jones - on a matter of policy concerning Oklahoma's small businesses and economic growth, an anonymous attack was levied against the Reese campaign.

Reese wondered about the motivation of the attack,

“I find the timing of this baseless attack very interesting, given our press release yesterday. Nonetheless, had they bothered to inquire with us directly, we could have easily supplied them with copies of the correspondence with the Ethics Commission Executive Director in which she expressly authorizes the contribution in question.”

Reese continued, “Frankly, we're not surprised by this attack and expected it at some point in the campaign. But we'd prefer our opponent stick to the issues at hand and that are of great interest to the voters rather than try to distract them with a political sideshow."

Reese is a Republican candidate for Labor Commissioner, a statewide elected post that is involved in the enforcement of workers’ compensation laws. He is also an Oklahoma City attorney who represents small and medium-sized businesses in Oklahoma with employment issues.