The Boston Globe reports today that one day after Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly chose her as his running mate, state Representative Marie St. Fleur withdrew from the campaign for lieutenant governor as questions mounted over her delinquency on federal and city taxes and her failure to keep up with her student loans:
The announcement culminated a furious day of meetings and public criticism after the Globe reported that St. Fleur has had three delinquent tax debts in the last four years, including an April 2005 federal tax lien of $12,711 against her and her husband. She also disclosed that she also owes $40,000 in delinquent federally backed student loans.
One response to “Mass. Lt. Gov. Candidate Withdraws Over Failure to Pay Income Taxes”
The rule of thumb is that if something embarasing happens to a politician, if he is a Republican, that will be part of the headline, but if the pol is a Democrat, that will be burried. I checked. St. Fleur is a Democrat.