Contact: Senator Alex X.

Mooney
Phone: (301) 620-0200

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19 October 2010

DEMOCRAT YOUNG LAUNCHES

DESPERATE PERSONAL ATTACK
Young Revisits Frantic Personal Attack from 2002 Campaign
 
FREDERICK, MD – Democrat Ron Young launched a personal smear against the Mooney family
in his latest mailing. Young’s mailing assaults Senator Mooney for being uncaring on the issue of
domestic violence.
 
Young launched this personal attack, knowing the personal history of Alex Mooney and his
family, as the issue came up in the 2002 Senate election, when Sue Hecht used the issue and it
backfired and cost her the election.
 
“I am used to people disagreeing with me," Senator Mooney said. "But this latest attack by Ron
Young is a disgrace. He distorts the issue so he can turn it into a hurtful and personal attack on
me and my family. His willingness to exploit domestic abuse and accuse me of being
unconcerned about victims of domestic violence proves he lacks integrity. For Ron Young its all
about winning votes."
 
As reported in 2002 in both the Frederick News Post and Gazette, Lala Mooney, Senator
Mooney’s mother, suffered from an abusive husband when Senator Mooney was growing up
in Frederick. “This political attack is very offensive,” Lala Mooney explained. “This is a deeply
hurtful and personal attack.”
 
Senator Mooney continues to be a strong advocate for victims of domestic violence. In 2006,
Mooney worked closely with then-Secretary of State Mary Kane to pass the “Maryland Safe at
Home Act” (Senate Bill 25), which establishes an address confidentiality program which allows
victims of domestic abuse to shield their contact information from their abuser by registering
with the Maryland Secretary of State.
 
To date, 437 total participants have utilized the program to protect themselves from their
attacker.

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