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Michigan AG Sends Cease and Desist to Congressional Candidate Tom Barrett Over Election Ad in Black-Owned Newspaper

Oct 16, 2024 | 2:43 PM

Photo: Matthew Dae Smith ~ USA TODAY NETWORK

DETROIT, Oct. 16, 2024 ~ Tom Barrett, Republican candidate for Michigan‘s 7th Congressional District, is facing backlash over an ad in a Black-owned newspaper.

The ad from Barrett, who is running against Democrat Curtis Hertel in a competitive district, ran in The Michigan Bulletin in Lansing and told people to vote on Nov. 6, a day after the general elections on Nov. 5. Not only has Barrett’s campaign received a cease and desist notice from Attorney General Dana Nessel, the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus has accused the campaign may have violated campaign laws. His campaign claimed it was a typo.

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Oct. 16, 2024 ~ Todd Flood, attorney and managing partner at Flood Law, discusses Attorney General Dana Nessel sending a cease and desist to Tom Barrett‘s congressional campaign over publishing the wrong election date on a newspaper ad.

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