The League of Conservation Voters is dropping $3 million into the North Carolina Senate race with an ad campaign linking Sen. Richard Burr's voting record on environmental issues to both his personal and professional gain.
The ad notes that Burr has taken "hundreds of thousands" of dollars from oil and energy companies as a politician, but it also charges him with personally profiting from the relationship.
"See, Burr had tens of thousands of dollars invested in oil and gas stocks," says the narrator. "Big oil profits. So does Richard Burr. But in two decades, what’s he done for you?”
LCV National Campaigns director Clay Schroers says Burr has continually voted in support of big oil profits and against sustainable solutions.
“He’s voted their way, opposing clean energy and in support of the billions they receive in taxpayer handouts. Meanwhile, he’s got nothing to show for the people of North Carolina, except threatening well-paying jobs in the clean energy economy at home.”
Burr and his Democratic opponent Deborah Ross are currently running neck and neck, with recent polls continuing to show a tight race.
Watch the ad below.
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