RELEASE: Moll Denounces Space's Lavish Privately-Funded Trip

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ZANESVILLE, OHIO 2/28/07 - Conservative Republican candidate for Congress in Ohio's 18th congressional district Jeanette Moll today denounced Zack Space for once again breaking the ethics pledge he made in 2006.

Space and his wife received an overnight trip to New York for which the Greek Orthodox Church picked up the tab totaling nearly $2,000. This is in direct conflict to the campaign rhetoric Space used in 2006 when he promised to avoid privately-funded trips.

"This is two strikes against Space," Moll said. "First was his decision to take campaign money from lobbyists, now we have Space taking lavish privately funded trips and that's before we even get to his votes for higher taxes and against small business owners."

The Majority Accountability Project (Majority AP) reports that the trip is receiving special notice because of the extreme cost. Majority AP reports that the hotel website lists rooms that range from $199 to $349 for a "romance" package, but Space reported $459 for the single night's stay.

Moll said that it's another example of Space being out of touch with the district.

"How many farmers, coal miners, and even small business owners do you think have ever paid $459 for a single night in a hotel?" Moll asked. "In Eastern and Southeastern Ohio that could cover many people's rent for a month."

Space has already been forced to pay for one trip which he had originally intended to pass on to the taxpayers. His proposed junket to Greece came under intense scrutiny until Space was forced to pick up the tab himself.

"I've always been fond of the quote 'principles only mean something if you stand by them when it's inconvenient'," Moll said. "The people of Eastern and Southeastern Ohio deserve someone who will go to Washington and act in an ethical manner rather than just talking about it during election years."