AZ-08: Group opposed to GOP tax law drops $500K on ad campaign ahead of special election
(CNN)A group opposed to the Republican tax law is going on offense in Arizona amid signs of an intensifying special election fight, attacking a key political victory GOP candidates hope to run on this fall.
The Tax March -- a nonprofit that is part of the "Not One Penny" progressive coalition -- is spending $500,000 on ads criticizing the tax law in the Phoenix media market over the next three weeks.
IRS rules prevent the group from intervening directly or indirectly in political campaigns on behalf of (or in opposition to) specific candidates. The timing and location of the ad buy, however, mean that ads hitting the GOP tax law will be airing ahead of the special election in Arizona's 8th Congressional District, set for April 24.
Debbie Lesko, a state senator, is the Republican candidate in the special election, running against Democrat Hiral Tiperneni, a physician and cancer research advocate. Lesko is heavily favored to win the seat vacated by Trent Franks, who resigned amid accusations of sexual harassment in December.
In the new ad, an accountant named Andrew Scalise discusses his disappointment with the tax law.'
"I'm a practicing accountant for the last nine years," Scalise said. "When this new tax law was coming out, I was enthusiastic, thought it would be a really good thing. But after reading into it a lot more, I think it's going to hurt regular people."
The ads will also be airing around tax day, April 17 this year.
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