In order to make informed decisions, voters need accurate information about candidates. That’s why it is troubling that Maryland Del. Peter Franchot, a Democrat from Montgomery County who is running for Maryland Comptroller, does not acknowledge in his official biography nor his campaign biography that he works outside of the Maryland General Assembly.

Franchot works for one of Washington’s biggest lobbying firm, Cassidy & Associates, which, according to OpenSecrets.org, billed clients for more than $211 million for lobbying activities from 1998 to 2005. OpenSecrets.org is a nonpartisan Web site run by the Center for Responsive Politics.