The Next $ean Eldridge is . . .

July 24, 2014

$sean and Aaron

An opportunity to run for Congress opens up and a media-shy Manhattan liberal moves upstate from his $5 million apartment in the city and will use his spouse’s multimillion dollar fortune to try and buy the election.

It’s understandable if you think I’m talking about $ean Eldridge . . . but I’m not. I’m talking about NY-21 Democrat Aaron Woolf(not to be confused with NY-21 Green Party Candidate Matt Funicello).

As reported by the Watertown Daily Times here, Woolf’s Personal Financial Disclosure (PFD) shows that he is worth tens of millions of dollars as a result of the significant holdings of his wife, who is the granddaughter of a tobacco mogul and a Bloomingdale.

So given Woolf’s immense wealth, we have a few questions:

-Does he support the Buffett Rule requiring millionaires to pay 30% and, if so, what is his tax rate?

 -Will he criticize the companies and industries that he invests in, profits from, and allow him to self-fund his campaign?

 -Will he advocate for higher taxes on people that make far less than he does, while taking advantage of tax breaks that aren’t available to middle class families?

NRCC Comment: “Aaron Woolf is just the latest liberal Manhattan multimillionaire moving north to try and purchase a Congressional seat. Unfortunately for Woolf, North Country voters can’t be bought by his money and won’t be sold on his out-of-touch liberal policies.”– NRCC Spokesman Ian Prior