Crawford Legislative Staffers Used As Extras In Lawmaker’s Re-election Ad


Election watchdogs are questioning a campaign ad for longtime Rep. Jim Crawford, D-Granville, which uses the House chamber and legislative aides as a backdrop reports WRAL news.

The spot shows him speaking on the House floor, with several people seated at lawmakers’ desks behind him, as if he were engaged in a floor debate. The “lawmakers” behind him are legislative aides, reportedly rounded up by Crawford’s legislative assistant Linda Winstead to help with the video shoot. 

Crawford said it was simply an oversight, saying he didn’t think the legislative aides were on the clock at the time.

“We just needed some people to sit in,” he said.

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