The campaign of U.S. Congressional candidate Justin Grabelle has questioned his opponent’s decision to put his daughter on his payroll.
U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster’s campaign finance disclosures were filed for the July quarterly and pre-primary reports with the Federal Election Commission.
The expenditures indicated that Webster had paid his daughter, Victoria S. Webster, under the category of “salary,” according to Grabelle’s campaign manager Nick Catroppo.
Catroppo cited a USA Today article in which it states, “Anti-nepotism rules prohibit Senate and House members from putting family on the government payroll, but efforts to ban using campaign money to pay spouses, children and others relatives have gained little traction- despite high-profile controversies.”
“My question for Rep. Webster is, since the practice is illegal in his official government office, why does he think it is appropriate to pay a salary to a relative on the campaign and moreover, is he doing this to skirt the rules of his official government office,” said Catroppo.
Grabelle and Webster will face off in Tuesday’s GOP primary.
