» Report: State Sen. Garagiola omitted lobbying on forms

Report: State Sen. Garagiola omitted lobbying on forms

Posted: 12:10 pm Fri, February 24, 2012
By Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland state senator running for Congress may have violated state ethics rules by failing to report his employment by a Washington lobbying firm for three years.

The Washington Post reported Thursday that Montgomery County Democrat Robert Garagiola didn’t report more than $200,000 in earnings from Greenberg Traurig on financial disclosure forms he filed from 2001 to 2003 as a state Senate candidate and a Senate member.

Garagiola is running for the 6th District House seat. His campaign says Garagiola thought he only had to report outside income from businesses he owned.

State ethics chief Michael Lord says that’s one possible interpretation of the form’s instructions, which have since been clarified.

A spokesman for Garagiola’s Democratic primary opponent John Delaney says Garagiola lied to voters on the forms.

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Greg B says:

Way to report fully HALF the story. You broke the CARDINAL rule of journalism – reporting both sides. Delaney has no taxes for anyone to sift through – he has REFUSED to release them. Garagiola had the decency to release them – and said, IN THE ARTICLE, that he would amend the statements if necessary.

Do your jobs the right way.

Posted on 02/24/12 at 1:20 pm
Hank R. says:

They did report the story, Greg. Garagiola didn’t report his income and deserves to be criticized. Take off those rosy glasses.

Posted on 02/24/12 at 3:53 pm
Cindy Walsh says:

The motive for failing to reveal ‘lobbyist’ and ‘corporate lawyer’ are obvious for a political career and make a case as to why Mike Miller likes him. The story of Maryland’s ethics chief Michael Lord is a sad one. At a time when most citizens feel that all ethics are gone and corruption runs rampid, it must be a hard time to put your name to ‘ethics’ in Maryland politics.

Posted on 02/27/12 at 10:17 am
Cindy Walsh says:

I must say one more thing regarding the primary opponent John Delaney. The media in Maryland works as hard for incumbancy as Mike Miller. I have never lived in a state where candidates in primary races receive almost no air time, whether TV, newspapers, or radio. I have not heard anything of the primary opponents against Cardin and Sarbanes and we are 6 weeks from election…who are these candidates?

This culture of incumbancy expends beyond the State House and into media.

Posted on 02/27/12 at 10:23 am