Arizona Republic Report: Carmona Stock Holdings At Odds With His Principles
Months after announcing Senate run, anti-smoking Surgeon General owned stock in tobacco companies
PHOENIX – According to a report from the Arizona Republic, despite making anti-smoking a major hallmark of his time as U.S. Surgeon General, Democrat Richard Carmona has owned significant stock investments in tobacco companies. The report can be read here: http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/azdc/172506#
“Despite crusading against smoking while Surgeon General, Richard Carmona has profited from tobacco companies. That’s a major breach of trust with Arizona voters,” said Andrew Wilder, communications director for the Flake campaign.
“Richard Carmona owes Arizonans some answers. Did Carmona own stock in these companies while he was Surgeon General? Does he accept responsibility for his holdings or will he continue to blame his financial broker? He claims that he sold these stocks after announcing his run for Senate. Can he prove that? What does he intend to do with the proceeds of these holdings - donate them to charity or keep them?”
The Arizona Republic quotes Carmona as telling Congress in 2003: “If you're asking me, would I support banning or abolishing tobacco products? Yes. Legislation is not my field. If Congress chose to go that way, that would be up to them. But I see no need for any tobacco products in society.” Yet even while he was running for Senate, Carmona owned up to $90,000 of stock in Philip Morris and Altria Group.
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