Tester Ad: Dem Senator ‘Cracked Down on Lobbyists’

Published May 7, 2012 8:02pm ET



A new ad from Montana senator Jon Tester’s reelection campaign features supporters touting his record on ethics. Among the testimonials is one from former congressman Pat Williams. “He’s cracked down on lobbyists, refused their trips” Williams says. Watch the ad below:



Tester won election in 2006 partly on the promise he would clean up the K Street lobbyist culture that consumed his Republican opponent, Conrad Burns. But according to a Washington Free Beacon report last month, Tester is the Senate’s number one recipient of campaign funds from lobbyists. From the Beacon:

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