Allison Signs Fair Campaign Practice Pledge and Ask Candidates to Join Him

VENTURA, CA, February 18, 2010 – Tim Allison, candidate for the House of Representatives in California Congressional District 24 has signed the ‘Fair Campaign Practices Pledge’ and has called upon his fellow Democratic candidates to step up and do the same. “I am running for Congress in a time where our government, our Congress, and our institution of governance is being severely tested. If the people in California District 24 are to believe and trust that their representatives will take their personal vision to Washington seriously, I must work to earn their trust. Today I signed the Fair Campaign Practices Pledge, a pledge that holds me, and my campaign to a high standard of ethics and a code of trust. I enlist my fellow Democratic candidates to do the same. It is the very least we can do for our constituents and to gain the public’s trust “stated Allison.

The Fair Campaign Practices Pledge, a Democratic Party pledge, invokes a candidate’s responsibility to provide voters with truthful, fair and clean campaigns, and to conduct themselves in a manner conducive to a civil, issue-oriented exchange with their fellow candidate.

With this pledge, a candidate signs their name to conduct their campaign openly, fairly and truthfully. They will not engage in unfair or misleading attacks upon the character or value of their democratic opponents, and they pledge to not distribute negative messages about their Democratic opponent. They will not permit the use of any opposition research, campaign material or advertisement that misrepresents, distorts, or otherwise falsifies the facts regarding their Democratic opponent.

In signing this pledge, Tim Allison agrees to ensure that his campaign materials and advertisements clearly identify the materials, and his campaign will promptly and publicly condemn the actions and statements of any individual or group whose activities violate this Pledge.

Tim Allison signed this pledge on February 17, 2010, and asks his Democratic opponents to step up and do the same.