The race for Oklahoma City-based House District 87 has taken a negative turn.
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Last week, residents in the district received a flier on their door calling on Rep. Trebor Worthen to return money from U.S. Rep. Ernest Istook's First Freedom Fund. The Fund donated $29,000 to charity earlier this year to account for money donated to the fund from disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his clients.
The flier, paid for by a group called Citizens for Corrupt- Free Government, called on Worthen to return what it called "dirty Washington, D.C. money."
Worthen's Democratic opponent, Dana Orwig, said she was not responsible for the flier distribution.
Orwig also called on Worthen to "stop spreading lies" about her wanting to legalize marijuana in his campaign mailings. The issue was raised in a candidate survey earlier this year by the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma, which asked whether the candidate supports patients' rights to use medical marijuana with a doctor's prescription.
Orwig said yes, but says the question did not address legalization specifically.
"As a 52-year old grandmother with a record of being active in my community and church, there is little for him to attack, so he has decided that making false claims will win him this election," Orwig said in a news release.
Worthen said he is not distorting Orwig's position.
"This wasn't pulled out of thin air; these are her own words," Worthen said.
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