Subject: [big campaign] GOP Chair: Reince Priebus' Firm Gets Taxpayer-Financed WI Redistricting Contract, Reporter Referred to Priebus as Contact by Firm
From: Aniello Alioto <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 15:38:39 -0500
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*Reince Priebus Firm Gets Taxpayer-Financed WI Redistricting Contract,
Reporter Referred to Priebus as Contact by Firm*

The Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly are hiring the law firm *Michael,
Best and Friedrich* to provide them legal counsel on their *partisan
redistricting plan*.

State Assembly Democrats blasted the move as a misuse of taxpayer dollars to
a politically-connected law firm.

When a reporter from the *Wisconsin State Journal* contacted the law firm
for comment, the following occurred:

A woman at Michael Best and Friederich suggested the State Journal speak to
attorney Reince Priebus about the issue. He could not be reached immediately
for comment. Priebus is chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, and
is currently running as chairman of the Republican National Committee.
[Wisconsin
State Journal<http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/blog/artihttp:/host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/blog/article_2768e13c-18fd-11e0-961b-001cc4c002e0.htmlcle_2768e13c-18fd-11e0-961b-001cc4c002e0.html>,
1/5/11]

Scot Ross, Executive Director of One Wisconsin Now, a statewide liberal
advocacy group asked: “When will Reince Priebus be available to comment on
this partisan government ‘stimulus’ plan for his law firm and his lead role
in securing the taxpayer-financed contract from his partisan political
allies?”

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