VA GOP Seeks Kaine Travel Records
VA GOP Chairman Pat Mullins today issued a FOIA request to Gov. Tim Kaine's office seeking documents related to the governor's travel schedule and expenses tied to his role as chairman of the DNC.
In a release, the state party notes that as Mullins was announcing his appeal, Kaine was in Kansas City, MO, headlining a fundraising luncheon for Organizing for America.
"At a time when Virginia is facing an economic crisis it hasn't seen in decades, our governor seems to be spending a lot of his time in other parts of the country," Mullins said. "Worse yet, he and his staff have steadfastly refused requests from the media for information about his travel schedule. We think Virginians deserve to know where their governor is, particularly when so many of them are wondering how to put food on the table and take care of their families."
Lynda Tran, Kaine's comm. dir., said she believes that security and privacy concerns would probably trump the party's request but added, "We're going to deal with this the same way we would deal with any FOIA request."
It's an interesting move, less because Kaine is juggling two major tasks but because the state will elect a new governor in the fall and Dem nom R. Creigh Deeds, a Bath County state senator, will attempt to seize the mantle of Kaine and his predecessor, Dem Mark Warner. So sullying Kaine, the GOP's thinking must go, could saddle Deeds with some unnecessary baggage. And in what's likely to be a whisker tight contest between Deeds and GOPer Bob McDonnell, every little bit helps.
(JENNIFER SKALKA)
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I dont't know why VA GOP Chairman Pat Mullins issued a FOIA request to Gov. Tim Kaine's office seeking documents related to the governor's travel schedule and expenses tied to his role as chairman of the DNC.