Karen Schultz Spends Wisely

There is a great diary over at RaisingKaine summarizing the financial status of many of the competitive state Senate races this year.

District 27:
Democrat: Karen Schultz:
Raised: 147,690
Spent: 70,000
Difference: 77,690

Republican: Jill Holtzman-Vogel:
Raised: 195,286
Spent: 125,850
LOANS TAKEN: 50,000
Difference: 19,436

Democratic money advantage: 58,254

Now this race just warms my heart. Mrs. Schultz is a wonderful person, and her opponent is a money spending machine. After raising over HALF A MILLION for the primary and spending all but 100K to win against an indicted felon, Holtzman-Vogel now needs a loan! Senator Karen Schultz, I can't wait.

What scares me is Holtzman-Vogel's willingness to spend her contributors' money, willy-nilly and take out loans to advance her career. If this is how she treats the money given to her campaign by supporters what will she do when she gets her hands on our tax dollars?

In contrast, Karen Schultz has been far more frugal with her supporters' money, and far more generous with her own time, as she attends a variety of events and get togethers. But that is what we would expect from someone who has served honestly and diligently in her local community for decades.