Davis knocks Abbott over ad video shot by his state-paid videographer
AUSTIN — Greg Abbott’s gubernatorial campaign recently used video shot by his office’s state-paid videographer in a political ad, a practice for which the Republican has been criticized in the past.
The short ad posted online in July features footage of Democratic state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte saying Abbott has “been phenomenal in his leadership” as attorney general to combat human trafficking. The video is from a November 2008 news conference in which Van de Putte and Abbott released a report showing that Texas needed to strengthen state laws to deal with human trafficking.
It is relatively common for campaigns to use footage shot by state-paid videographers in the normal course of state business, but some political activists believe it is questionable for a state official to use footage shot by that official’s own office to further his or her political career.
The campaign of Abbott’s opponent, Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis, notified the Houston Chronicle about the video Monday, saying that “despite being criticized for using state resources for his campaign in 2006, Abbott is doing the same thing in 2014.”
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