Republican candidate for treasurer Tim Herbst called a recent campaign ad released on behalf of incumbent Denise Nappier "desperate," while Nappier called the claims "frivolous."
The 30-second attack makes allegations that, as first selectman of Trumbull, Tim Herbst arranged for $1 million in funds to go toward his former law firm, and that he arranged a job for his father with the Trumbull school district.
“My father started working at Trumbull High School before I was born,” Herbst said. "The decision to keep him on was made by the school superintendent, who was not appointed by me.”
The Herbst campaign sent cease-and-desist orders to news organizations across Connecticut, urging them to abstain from running the ad due to its alleged inaccuracy.
The Nappier campaign defended the ad in the following statement:
“Mr. Herbst’s claims are frivolous—and nothing more. That’s why the ads are still running. ... There is nothing more important than integrity and ethics for a state treasurer. And that’s why is so important that voters get to know a little more about Mr. Herbst—like his steering a million dollars in town business to his law firm.”
Herbst said the fact that Nappier has paid for such an explosive ad speaks to the state of the race.
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“She’s seeing the same polling that we’re seeing,” Herbst said.
