STATEMENT: Democrats Serve on the disclaimer in an ad supporting Stefan Pryor for RI State Treasurer

Milford, Connecticut (August 19, 2022) — Background: This week, Democrats Serve — a national organization supporting Democrats running for office with public service backgrounds — launched a TV ad supporting longtime public service pro Stefan Pryor in his run for Rhode Island state treasurer.

To clarify why the organization’s Top 5 overall donors are mentioned in the disclaimer at the end of the ad — some of whom have either not voiced an opinion on this particular race or are actively supporting other candidates running for the same office — Democrats Serve’s Executive Director Brett Broesder made the following statement:

“In Rhode Island, Democrats Serve is proud to support Stefan Pryor — a longtime public service pro — who is running for state treasurer. Our effort supporting his candidacy includes running a TV ad, which is up on the airwaves statewide. 

“The end of this TV ad (‘Wallet’) includes a small disclaimer at the bottom featuring Democrats Serve’s top 5 donors, required by state law, and features our national organization’s top 5 overall generous contributors. Therefore, although they’re mentioned in the disclaimer of this particular advertisement, it does not constitute an endorsement of — or support for — the advertisement or Stefan’s candidacy.

“To be clear: the National Education Association — and others listed on the disclaimer (except for Build New England Fund) — have not contributed to Democrats Serve for the purposes of supporting Stefan Pryor. In complying with the Ocean State’s election law requirements, we apologize for any confusion on this front.”

About Democrats Serve

Democrats Serve is a hybrid political action committee (PAC) that supports Democrats running for office – at the federal, state, and local levels – with frontline public service backgrounds. The group does this by recruiting, training, and financially supporting Democrats nationwide with experiences serving communities in government, including educators, police officers, firefighters, first responders, social workers, judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and more.

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