Top Iowa aide to Steyer's campaign resigns after AP report
Source: Associated Press
Top Iowa aide to Steyers campaign resigns after AP report
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE
November 8, 2019
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A top Iowa aide to businessman Tom Steyer resigned Friday, a day after The Associated Press revealed he had privately offered campaign contributions to local politicians in exchange for endorsing Steyers White House bid.
Steyers Democratic presidential campaign announced the resignation of Pat Murphy, a former House speaker who served as a top adviser on Steyers Iowa campaign.
After the conclusion of an investigation alleging improper communications with elected officials in Iowa, Pat Murphy has offered his resignation from the campaign effective immediately, Steyers campaign manager Heather Hargreaves wrote in a statement. Our campaign policy is clear that we will not engage in this kind of activity, or any kind of communication that could be perceived as improper. Violation of this policy is not tolerated.
In a statement Thursday, Murphy apologized for but did not deny the interactions and said the concerns expressed by his former colleagues about his overtures were the result of a miscommunication. He didnt immediately respond to messages from the AP seeking comment Friday.
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