Kent Democrat Shukri Olow faces a false political advertising complaint with the state Public Disclosure Commission after she reportedly claimed an endorsement she didn’t have in her 47th Legislative District House Position No. 2 race.<\/p>\n
Republican Carmen Goers, who lost in the August primary to Olow and Auburn Democrat Chris Stearns, filed the formal complaint after she was informed of a campaign flyer\/mailer from Olow that listed an endorsement from Goers along with her photo. Goers said that is a false endorsement.<\/p>\n
“I have not endorsed anyone for the state representative position,” Goers said in a press release. “I did not give her permission to use my image, and I did not know that my picture was going to be put on a mailer.”<\/p>\n
Goers said she spoke with Olow and Stearns to inform them that she would not make an endorsement in the race.<\/p>\n
“Perhaps there was a misunderstanding here,” Olow said in an Oct. 27 email to the Kent Reporter. “I spoke to Carmen and she and I had a good conversation and she was supportive of my candidacy. On all future communications, I’ve instructed my team to refrain from listing her endorsement on any materials.”<\/p>\n
The flyer said that Olow was “endorsed by local Republican leaders” above photos of Goers and Suzette Cooke, a former Kent mayor and Republican state representative.<\/p>\n