SEVERAL DEMOCRATIC AND LABOR GROUPS CALL ON EDDIE MAURO TO SUSPEND CAMPAIGN; APOLOGIZE FOR DOXXING
SEVERAL DEMOCRATIC AND LABOR GROUPS CALL ON EDDIE MAURO TO SUSPEND CAMPAIGN; APOLOGIZE FOR DOXXING
SEVERAL DEMOCRATIC AND LABOR GROUPS CALL ON EDDIE MAURO TO SUSPEND CAMPAIGN; APOLOGIZE FOR DOXXING
JUNE 1, 2022
DES MOINES, IA - Eddie Mauro has had a long, sordid history of attacking women with his campaigns, and now his tactics have gone too far with doxxing, bullying, and intimidating women. The Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO, the Iowa Unity Coalition, the Iowa Democratic Party Black Caucus, Latino Caucus, API Caucus, Progressive Caucus, Labor Caucus, Veterans' Caucus, and Disability Caucus call on Eddie Mauro to suspend his campaign.
First, these groups noticed Eddie Mauro's pattern of attacks on women through his campaigns over the years. He has shown a pattern of only attacking female candidates, such as Joni Ernst, Cindy Axne, and Teresa Greenfield, but never his male opponents. Recently, a Mauro family member called Senator Claire Celsi screaming belligerently after she endorsed Dr. Megan Srinivas. Senator Celsi tweeted about it here:
What's Southside Pride? It's honor. It's hard work. It's neighborly. It's donating to local causes. It's Friday night football. It's family. It's NOT having your uncle call & yell at me for endorsing your opponent. Vote Megan Srinivas @YourlocalIDdoc
— Claire Celsi (@SenClaireCelsi) May 29, 2022
Secondly, a theme central to Eddie Mauro's campaign message is that he is the real "Southsider." Megan is an Indian-American daughter of immigrants. Campaigning on "you're not from here" is hurtful to the vibrant immigrant community of Southside Des Moines and all candidates of color.
Lastly, doxxing and publishing an opponent's personal information as a campaign is entirely unacceptable. Yesterday, Eddie Mauro's campaign manager, Mark Langgin, tweeted a photo of Dr. Srinivas' 2012 voter registration form. It contained her birthdate, driver's license number, and part of her Social Security number. He has tweeted her address in the past, as well, and claimed to have knocked on her door during "canvassing." It is hard to believe that Langgin was trying to persuade Dr. Srinivas to vote for Eddie Mauro — a more convincing case could be made that he was trying to intimidate her. There is no place for this type of behavior in politics. Women, particularly women of color, face enough obstacles when they run for office, and this sort of threatening and outlandish behavior is unacceptable.
Southside Des Moines has a hardworking, diverse, and vibrant community of all colors of people. There is also a large immigrant community who came here for the same reasons many of our grandparents and great-grandparents immigrated to the United States. Acts of doxxing and intimidation have no place in our political environment.
On behalf of the above-mentioned organizations, we call on Eddie Mauro to suspend his campaign.
For additional information, please contact Mitch Henry, Chair of the Iowa Unity Coalition, at (515) 865-4084 or email mitchhenry1957@gmail.com.
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