-By Warner Todd Huston
8th District Congressional candidate Joe Walsh seems to be in a bit of a legal jam. His one-time campaign manager, Keith Lisico, has filed a lawsuit against Walsh for not paying his campaign managing bills.
Lisico left the Walsh campaign in December of 2009 over a dispute with Walsh’s less than timely payment of contracted consulting fees and has filed suit over the dispute. The suit alleges that Walsh owes the firm of Patrickson-Hirsh Associates $20,000 for services rendered.
In a press release, Lisico said his law suit is a “last resort.”
“It is with deep regret and sadness that I take this action today. I’ve tried to work out a payment plan with Joe both before and after my departure from the campaign and fully expected him to live up to his commitments to me and my family. I’ve known Joe Walsh for over 14 years and am very disappointed that he has failed to meet this obligation. I’m only bringing suit now as a last resort – he just refused to make a sincere effort to ensure payment of what was owed to me despite spending tens of thousands of dollars on other campaign expenditures.”
Lisico has worked with Walsh since a failed 1995 bid for Congress and helped develope Walsh’s current “Tea Party candidate” strategy.
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It is a shame that a person who has talked about DC fiscal irresponsibility, can not pay his own bills. How can we expect him to be effective for us, if he can not manage himself. This is a big job, and requires big people. This is not kid stuff!