Just The Facts America: $300,000 And Counting
"Just The Facts America," the secret Austin, Texas-based group headed by Republican activist James B. Cardle (pictured at left), apparently spent at least $300,000 in a failed bid to defeat Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland.
The figure comes from sums spent on Oklahoma television stations plus best estimates on the sums spent for the group's website, consultants, telephone "robocall" operation, and television commercial production.
Where the group's money came from is a secret; it was formed as a 501(c)(6) entity, meaning it does not have to report the sums it raised, or from whom the money came. What is known about the group is that an associate of Enid attorney Stephen Jones, Jill Graham of Goodyear, Arizona, was identified by reporter Nolan Clay of The Oklahoman as the supplier of a script for the television spot used by JTFA. Graham, Jones and other associates were maximum ($5,000) donors to Holland's opponent, Republican Bill Case. Jones has not discussed the reason for Graham's involvement in the Holland attack, and Graham told reporter Clay she couldn't discuss it. However, Jones has made no secret that he represents Texas businessman Brad Phillips; one of his companies was the subject of an intense examination by the Oklahoma Insurance Department under Holland. In the past, Jones has represented Brad Phillips' father, the controversial Gene Phillips. For more information, search The McCarville Report Online's archives by clicking on its address at the top of this page in the Google search bar and typing in Just The Facts America.
The figure comes from sums spent on Oklahoma television stations plus best estimates on the sums spent for the group's website, consultants, telephone "robocall" operation, and television commercial production.
Where the group's money came from is a secret; it was formed as a 501(c)(6) entity, meaning it does not have to report the sums it raised, or from whom the money came. What is known about the group is that an associate of Enid attorney Stephen Jones, Jill Graham of Goodyear, Arizona, was identified by reporter Nolan Clay of The Oklahoman as the supplier of a script for the television spot used by JTFA. Graham, Jones and other associates were maximum ($5,000) donors to Holland's opponent, Republican Bill Case. Jones has not discussed the reason for Graham's involvement in the Holland attack, and Graham told reporter Clay she couldn't discuss it. However, Jones has made no secret that he represents Texas businessman Brad Phillips; one of his companies was the subject of an intense examination by the Oklahoma Insurance Department under Holland. In the past, Jones has represented Brad Phillips' father, the controversial Gene Phillips. For more information, search The McCarville Report Online's archives by clicking on its address at the top of this page in the Google search bar and typing in Just The Facts America.
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posted by Mike McCarville @ 6:29 AM
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