Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Does John Rabenold STILL Work for Check-n-Go?

I've been asking my sources for information on something I caught on John Rabenold's campaign site awhile back. On his "About John" page, we see two listings... Under "Experience" you will see this:
- CNG Financial Corporation, Executive , 1999-2007
- Vice President & Spokesperson Corporate Strategies Consulting LLC, 2007 to Present
...but under "Community Involvement" you will see this:
- Corporate Strategies Consulting LLC, President
Now, three questions have GOT to be answered by SOMEBODY...

One: Is John Rabenold still in the employ of CNG Financial?

Two: Is John Rabenold President or Vice President of Corporate Strategies Consulting LLC?

Three: Is CNG Financial or any parent entity or subsidiary a client of Corporate Strategies Consulting?

Why do I ask these questions? Because Ron Maag AND the Cincinnati Enquirer seems to think that John Rabenold is still working for Check-n-Go...and I can't really tell for sure whether or not they are right or not.

Team Rabenold, feel free to email me at wmdtvmatt - at - yahoo - dot - com OR feel free to drop a note in the comments...

2/27 UPDATE: More confusion from the Cincinnati Enquirer:
Ron Maag, of Lebanon, is attacking opponent John Rabenold's acceptance of more than $100,000 in campaign contributions from the payday loan industry and his job as a lobbyist for the Mason company that operates Check 'n Go.

Maag claims that money would influence Rabenold's performance in the Legislature.

"One candidate wants to work for the people and the other candidate wants to work for special interests," he said of Rabenold, who is vice president of government relations for CNG Financial Corp.
Emphasis added.
"I'm not running to represent any specific industry. I'm running to represent the people of Southwest Ohio," Rabenold said.

He said he'll quit the job with CNG if he wins the election and work in his own consulting firm.

"I could have taken $500 and I would have been criticized for it," he said. "It's a licensed regulated industry in the state since 1995. When people heard of the race, they wanted to support me."
Emphasis added.

Now, allow me to add some emphasis to what is actually ON John Rabenold's campaign website:
- CNG Financial Corporation, Executive , 1999-2007
- Vice President & Spokesperson Corporate Strategies Consulting LLC, 2007 to Present
You absolutely can NOT have it both way's John... What is the truth???

Note to the 527 Media Types: Feel free to try and help us out here...