Travis Allen for Governor: Cox Donor Wants His Money Back!

Our campaign has had a great week. We recently launched a statewide radio buy and new polling, from America's most accurate pollster in 2016, shows we have surged ahead of John Cox.

Additionally, three more county Republican parties endorsed Travis Allen for Governor last week. Sixteen county parties have now endorsed Travis's campaign, a vast majority of the counties endorsing.

John Cox is slowly realizing that while he may be able to buy the support of a few members of the political swamp, his money cannot buy the support of those working tirelessly to rebuild the Republican Party in California.

California Republicans do not want another Meg Whitman or Neel Kashkari.

As a result, John Cox has started to lash out. At a recent debate, during an off camera break, he even belligerently threatened to sue Travis. Cox's campaign staff had to rush on stage and get him to calm down.

You might have also received an email from the Cox campaign smearing a private citizen, Ken Casey, a businessman Republican contributor. The Cox campaign has put on a full court press attacking Ken in the media and even getting his local paper to print an attack piece piece on him.

What was Ken's sin? Loving our state enough to donate his hard earned money to help Republicans have a voice in California again.

Ken donated $25,000 to John Cox's campaign and also gave $100,000 to an independent expenditure committee supporting Cox (the only contributor to the independent expenditure).

Following his contributions to John Cox, Ken met Assemblyman Travis Allen and decided to support Travis and donated to Travis's campaign for Governor. In addition, he donated money to Travis Allen's Repeal the Gas Tax Ballot Measure Committee to spread the message and build the coalition to Repeal the Gas Tax.

John Cox just couldn't handle the fact that Ken was supporting Travis and decided to go on a scorched earth campaign attacking Ken. Cox's team has spread lies to the media attacking Ken and his business. Cox has even sent out emails attacking Ken, but forgetting to mention all the money Cox had accepted from him.

As a result, Ken Casey is now asking John Cox to return the donations he made to the Cox campaign and also the donation to the independent expenditure committee.

Will John Cox do the right thing and return Mr. Casey's donations? Having witnessed John Cox's complete lack of moral character and willingness to do anything to win an election, I am guessing he isn't going to step up now.

I hope that the lies and character assassination put out by John Cox has not pushed Ken Casey or others from getting involved in politics. Republicans cannot afford to lose any more supporters and donors. Bad candidates that think wealth can buy the California Governor's seat have failed time and time again.

Meg Whitman and Neel Kashkari did enough damage to our party already. We must stop John Cox before he does even more.

Emanuel Petrascu
Campaign Manager
Travis Allen for Governor