Kathleen Matthews, Democratic candidate for Congress, donated $2,600 to Republican Sen. Roy Blunt
WASHINGTON -- Former D.C. news anchor Kathleen Matthews is expected to enter the race for Maryland’s open 8th District seat soon. As a Democratic congressional candidate, she may have to answer some awkward questions about recent campaign contributions she made to a Republican senator.
Despite a long history of giving to Democrats, Matthews, who is married to MSNBC host Chris Matthews, gave a maximum $2,600 contribution to GOP Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri in November 2014. Blunt is running for re-election next year. He is one of a handful of Republicans targeted by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee as the Democrats seek to win back control of the upper chamber.
“Kathleen Matthews has contributed to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, John Delaney, Tim Kaine, Mark Warner, Amy Klobuchar, Debbie Dingell, Bob Casey, Ed Markey, Ben Cardin, Alison Lundergan Grimes, Steny Hoyer, Don Beyer, Bob Menendez, and Senator Roy Blunt who she got to know through her work on travel and tourism,” said Matthews spokesman Ethan Susseles in a statement, reeling off a long list of Democrats.
Matthews' work on “travel and tourism” came as executive vice president for Marriott International, a position she resigned on May 20 in anticipation of launching her congressional campaign. Her contribution to Blunt can be understood in the context of that job and the senator’s support for Marriott’s business interests.
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