From his perch on the Executive Council, Andy Volinksy, a wealthy business lawyer, has been paid over 100 times more than Sen. Dan Feltes, a former legal assistance lawyer, to serve the state.
In that position, Volinksy has done at least 100 times less on the issue of campaign finance reform than Feltes. I searched in vain, including on his campaign website, for anything Volinsky has accomplished on the issue as our executive councilor. Feltes, on the other hand, “sponsored bills to outlaw corporate campaign donations and to limit the political activities of limited liability corporations,” according to NHPR. Sen. Feltes even gave back, according to NHPR, the very miniscule amount of corporate campaign donations (about $11,000) he’s received.
Feltes is the only candidate in the race who has taken this extraordinary step. Volinsky? Unlike Feltes, he won’t release his tax returns, though NHPR reported that he’s received substantial contributions from private interests. Notwithstanding this opaque approach, Volinsky became the first candidate to attack a member of his own party in this race, calling Sen. Feltes a liar in an email to supporters.
Kronos also devoured his children for a time. Ultimately, a stronger aspirant from the next generation put a stop to it. Volinksy’s misleading attack on the best candidate for governor, a uniquely qualified and principled former poverty lawyer, is an attempt by a candidate from one generation to malign and undermine a far better candidate from the next.
I hope all generations correct Volinsky at the polls during the primary and nominate Feltes to unseat Sununu in November.”
MICHAEL S. LEWIS
Concord