Ed Oatman

NEW POLL SHOWS FERGUSON ON SHAKY GROUND
Stender Campaign Has Momentum

Scotch Plains, NJ -- The Linda Stender for Congress campaign today released a poll that shows the Democratic challenger is gaining solid ground on GOP incumbent Rep. Mike Ferguson.

The poll shows that Mike Ferguson is below 50 percent and continues to suffer from an anti-GOP national political environment that has produced a growing ballot advantage for Democrats.

NEW POLL SHOWS FERGUSON ON SHAKY GROUND
Stender Campaign Has Momentum

Scotch Plains, NJ -- The Linda Stender for Congress campaign today released a poll that shows the Democratic challenger is gaining solid ground on GOP incumbent Rep. Mike Ferguson.

The poll shows that Mike Ferguson is below 50 percent and continues to suffer from an anti-GOP national political environment that has produced a growing ballot advantage for Democrats.

FERGUSON'S TIES TO LAW FIRM HIRED TO DEFEND HEWLETT PACKARD DISTURBING
Ferguson Took $7,500 In Campaign Contributions From Law Firm Hired To Defend HP; Congressman Sits On Committee That Heard HP Case

Scotch Plains, NJ -- Rep. Mike Ferguson accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from the law firm hired to defend Hewlett Packard.

The law firm, Akin Gump, defended Hewlett Packard (HP) yesterday before a House committee that Ferguson sits on. According to recent news reports and FEC reports, Ferguson has accepted $6,000 from Akin Gump's political action committee and an additional $1,500 from high-level employees at the law firm.

FERGUSON ACCEPTED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM CONVICTED FELON BOB NEY
Ferguson Refuses to Return Tainted Money

Scotch Plains, NJ -- Rep. Mike Ferguson has taken thousands of dollars from convicted felon Rep. Bob Ney and should immediately divest himself from those funds, said Linda Stender for Congress campaign manager Ed Oatman.

Rep. Bob Ney agreed on Friday to plead guilty to federal criminal charges that he made false statements and conspired to commit fraud and violate federal lobbying laws in the congressional corruption probe spawned by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Ferguson has accepted a total of $7,500 from the American Liberty PAC -- Ney's leadership PAC. According to FEC reports, in 2003 Ferguson accepted $2,500 from the Ney PAC. In 2004, he accepted $5,000 from the Ney PAC.

Democratic congressional candidate Linda Stender has changed campaign managers: Ed Oatman, who works in Stender's Assembly district office and is a veteran of several campaigns over the last decade, will replace Mike Premo. Stender is challenging three-term Republican Michael Ferguson in the seventh district.