GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Riordan again took swipes at Gov. Gray Davis during a luncheon in San Jose. Associated Press photo by Paul Sakuma
Posted on 01/24/2002 7:41:23 AM PST by CounterCounterCulture
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:39:28 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A day after emphatically denying that he ever received political contributions from Enron, Richard Riordan's campaign conceded yesterday that the candidate had accepted a $500 check from the energy giant for his mayoral re-election effort.
Riordan's campaign accepted the donation from Enron Capital Trade and Resources, based in Houston, on Dec. 26, 1996, according to campaign finance disclosure records.
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