Andy Meehan, a Republican congressional candidate, issued a statement in response to a YouTube ad that it links to the campaign of U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
The ad outlines Meehan’s 2007 arrest in Middletown Township. It shows Meehan’s mugshot and describes him as “unelectable.”
Meehan said, “Thirteen years ago, I made a mistake in driving home from my local bar in the snow. I had a low-speed collision with another car that was parked at a traffic light, which caused minor damage. I then pulled over into a parking lot, waited for police, and told them I was drinking. I was convicted, served a forty-eight-hour sentence in Bucks County Prison and a suspension of my license, and paid some steep fines. I greatly regret that incident and have not had any other like it before or since.”
Meehan’s campaign manager, Chris Sofield, issued the following statement:
“Brian Fitzpatrick’s attack on Andy Meehan over a thirteen-year-old DUI is a distraction from the issues that matter to voters in the district and is disingenuous. If Fitzpatrick cared about drunk driving deaths, he would fight against the epidemic of Americans killed every year by drunk driving illegal aliens. However, Fitzpatrick perpetuates the problem by opposing funding to secure our southern border, where 97% of all illegal entries take place, and by supporting federal funding for so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ that set criminal aliens free to commit more crimes.
“One of Fitzpatrick’s own constituents, Sis Davis, a 79-year-old grandmother, was killed in November 2018 by an illegal alien drunk driver who had multiple DUIs and had been set free earlier that same day by the ‘Sanctuary City’ policy of Philadelphia.”
Sofield said Meehan has counseled the family and attended the one-year memorial of Davis’ death. Her family has endorsed Meehan.
