Sports betting industry PAC spends $1.9M on attack ads in Maryland House of Delegates primaries
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Pamela Wood
Summary
A super PAC funded by national sports gambling corporations has poured nearly $1.9 million into Maryland's Democratic primary elections, including $645,000 in attack ads against two House of Delegates candidates, Hasan "Jay" Jalisi and Frank Conaway Jr. The ads criticize Jalisi for a legislative reprimand, a protective order sought by his daughter, and business practices, while targeting Conaway for supporting Trump's ICE tactics. This marks a significant political intervention by the sports betting industry in state-level races, raising questions about the influence of gambling money in local politics.
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· 5 pulledThe flyers are dramatic.
Hasan 'Jay' Jalisi has 'too many red flags' to be sent back to the House of Delegates, including a reprimand from his colleagues, a protective order sought by his daughter, and 'shady' business practices.
'Jay Jalisi has shown us who he is,' the mailer warns.
Del. Frank Conaway Jr., meanwhile, 'supported Donald Trump's ICE tactics' and also shouldn't be elected, another mailer alleges.
The attacks come not from Jalisi's and Conaway's opponents in their Baltimore-area races but from a political action committee funded by national sports gambling corporations.
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