Kathleen Troia McFarland, one of the Republican primary candidates for the New YorkSenate seat held by former First Lady Hillary Clinton, is in hot water over claims she inflated her resume and irregularites in her voter registration.
Ms. McFarland’s biography has already emerged as an issue in the Republican primary. Her rival, John Spencer, a former mayor of Yonkers, has asserted that she inflated her position by claiming that she held the equivalent civilian rank of a three-star general while in the Pentagon. Ms. McFarland’s campaign said that she had claimed only to be the civilian equivalent of “a two-and-a-half-star general.” In a recent interview, Ms. McFarland said she had never claimed authorship for the section of the “Star Wars” speech announcing the President’s Strategic Defense Initiative, a passage known among Reagan advisers as “the insert.” Rather, Ms. McFarland said, she had written other sections of the speech reiterating the administration’s defense policy.
Questions Arise About Résumé of Challenger to Clinton - New York Times
A potential Republican challenger to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded Wednesday failing to vote in some recent elections and aides confirmed Kathleen Troia “KT” McFarland was also registered to vote in two places.
McFarland’s admissions came after the New York Post reported she failed to vote in several elections, including in 2002 when Republican Gov. George Pataki easily won a third term and Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer coasted to a second term.
Potential Clinton challenger didn’t vote; registered two places
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