May 15, 2010 02:40 AM UTC

Maes Goes a Little Wacky With Campaign Cash

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• by: jaytee

(Fiscal responsibility, baby! – promoted by Colorado Pols)

I guess in some universe you could do this and get elected… if you ever had a chance of getting elected in the first place. I mean what?

According to documents filed with the Colorado Secretary of State, Since October, Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes has been paid $33,135 by his own campaign as reimbursement for mileage. Since January, the campaign has paid him $7599 for other expenses, and since February, the campaign has paid his daughter Jordan $5200 to be his assistant. Also since February, Maes has received a flat $5000 a month for mileage.

It hasn’t escaped notice. Grand Junction resident Christopher Klitzke recently filed a complaint with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office charging that Maes has accepted corporate donations and has reimbursed himself excessively. The corporate donation was printing services valued at $567, which Maes told the Denver Post last week was actually a contribution from the printing company’s owner and not from the company.

Rich Coolidge, director of communications for the Secretary of State’s office confirmed that the complaint had been received and said it has been referred to an administrative law judge for a ruling.

But wait there’s also this:

Maes is running in the GOP primary against six-term former Congressman Scott McInnis. Maes, an Evergreen businessman, has touted his business savvy and lack of political experience as assets and has gained traction with anti-Washington tea party voters.

“The job of governor is not a legislative position,” he told a tea party candidate forum in the fall. “It’s an executive position.”

Hee hee. Does he mean as governor you’re entitled to the pleasures of random “bonuses” and nepotism?