If Pat McCrory can’t handle the pressure of being governor, he certainly won’t be able to handle the pressure of a U.S. Senate Campaign, much less the pressure of serving in the U.S. Senate.
Numerous Ethical Lapses and Corruption Allegations:
As Governor of North Carolina, Pat McCrory’s short tenure was marked
by numerous ethical lapses and corruption allegations that disqualify him from serving as
the next Senator of North Carolina.
Elections Board and Sweepstakes Investigation
Questionable Stock Payouts
Ethics Complaint and Unreported Trips
Federal Grand Jury Probes Prison Contracts
Tarnished Legacy & Special Perks Rejected
“McCrory’s stock deal smells funny”
-The Charlotte Observer
“McCrory misstated Duke Holdings”
-The News & Observer
“Groups file ethics complaints against McCrory, Sanford”
Dem
ad targets McCrory's ethics (News and Observer; June 9, 2012)
Elections
board members want inquiry into sweepstakes cash (News and Observer; April 26, 2013)
Embattled
McCrory struggles at start (News and Observer; September 1, 2013)
McCrory
yet to cut ties to firms - Watchdogs: Governor-elect creates potential conflicts of interest (News and Observer; December 5, 2012)
McCrory,
his money, and transparency - Watchdogs eyeing gov.-elect’s current job, future holdings (Charlotte Observer; December 6, 2012)
More
bad headlines for North Carolina (Charlotte Observer; July 2, 2013)
Sweepstakes
donations warrant investigation (Rocky Mount Telegram; April 28, 2013)
The
source of all McCrory's troubles? (Charlotte Observer; December 1, 2013)
2014: Questionable Stock Payouts
Stock
Payouts for Company Under Federal Criminal Probe (News and Observer; February 14, 2014)
How
the governor burned himself (Charlotte Observer; December 19, 2014)
McCrory
misstated Duke holdings (News and Observer; August 14, 2014)
McCrory
received payouts from broker (Rocky Mount Telegram; December 17, 2014)
McCrory's
mishandling of his Duke stock (Charlotte Observer; August 17, 2014)
McCrory’s
stock deal smells funny (Charlotte Observer; December 18, 2014)
2015 Part I: Ethics Complaint/Unreported Trips
Group
files ethics complaint over McCrory’s travel (Asheville Citizen Times; March 10, 2015)
Groups
file ethics complaints against McCrory, Sanford (Rocky Mount Telegram; January 13, 2015)
Those
baffling N.C. ethics forms - McCrory and his counsel confounded yet again (Charlotte Observer; March 11, 2015)
McCrory
complaint appears to advance (News and Observer; March 4, 2015)
McCrory
denies ethics charge (News and Observer; January 13, 2015)
McCrory
vs. the truth - once again (Charlotte Observer; January 16, 2015)
McCrory's
blind spots on ethics (News and Observer; March 15, 2015)
The
many faces of McCrory (News and Observer; December 6, 2015)
2015 Part II: Federal Grand Jury Probes Prison Contracts
Behind
the ethics call the Governor never got (Charlotte Observer; July 23, 2015)
Does
governor have an ethics blind spot? (Charlotte Observer; November 5, 2015)
McCrory
brokered meeting to extend donor's contracts (News and Observer; October 31, 2015)
McCrory
denies ethics charge (Charlotte Observer; January 13, 2015)
Reformer:
McCrory ethics updates 'amazing' (News and Observer; March 15, 2015)
McCrory
showing pattern of omissions (Rocky Mount Telegram; March 15, 2015)
2016: Tarnished Legacy/Special Perks Rejected
A
breathtaking dis of North Carolina voters (Charlotte Observer; December 16, 2016)
Drescher:
McCrory’s prison-contract meeting gets curiouser and curiouser (News and Observer; January 30, 2016)
Group
seeks check of McCrory's ties (Asheville Citizen Times; February 26, 2016)
Legislators
considered, rejected a special perk for McCrory (Charlotte Observer; December 26, 2016)
McCrory
joins a dark list of Southern governors (Charlotte Observer; March 25, 2016)
McCrory
leaves office with a whimper (Charlotte Observer; December 21, 2016)
McCrory
tarnishing already-stained legacy (Charlotte Observer; November 30, 2016)
McCrory
was in over his head, and voters knew it (Charlotte Observer; November 9, 2016)
Oct
16: Why we’re not endorsing Pat McCrory for the first time in 25 years (Charlotte Observer; October 16, 2016)
Tolls
- and HB2 - became roadblocks for McCrory (Charlotte Observer; November 10, 2016)
Governor Pat McCrory’s One Term Marred by Ethics & Corruption Allegations
Contact Pat McCrory, Ask Him to DO the RIGHT THING.
Please contact Pat McCrory at pat@mccroryfornorthcarolina.com and tell him these scandals make him unelectable and ask him to do the right thing for North Carolina and not to run for U.S. Senate.
