October 30, 2010 01:05 AM UTC

It's time for Ken Buck to come clean!

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• by: Angela M

The Colorado Democratic Party demanded today that Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck fully release all of his personnel records from his time at the US Attorney’s office, including details of a rumored Equal Employment Opportunity settlement.

“Ken Buck isn’t just too extreme for Colorado, he’s flat out wrong for Colorado.” said Colorado Democratic Party Chair Pat Waak. “Ken Buck hasn’t just been hiding his extreme views, he’s been hiding records of his unethical misconduct and other professional issues that are deeply troubling and raise questions about whether he’s fit to hold any office – let alone Senator.”  

When Buck ran for District Attorney in 2004, the sitting District Attorney Al Dominguez called on Buck to disclose all of his records, including his personnel file at the US Attorney’s office and any U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) records he might be party to. Buck refused. This summer, Buck’s misconduct in jeopardizing a case against an illegal gun dealer was revealed – misconduct he had hid from Weld County voters for over six years despite calls for disclosure. Buck was reprimanded by Republican Attorney General John Suthers for his behavior. As a result of this transgression, Buck was forced to take ethics classes, making him the only Senate candidate unable to figure out ethical behavior for himself.

Thus far, other issues – including allegations of a potential EEOC complaint involving Buck – have remained hidden from voters, despite calls for him to disclose since 2004.

“Ken Buck’s failure to disclose this information, and his continued efforts to hide his misconduct from voters is extremely wrong and extremely unethical,” said Colorado Democratic Party Chairwoman Pat Waak. “Ken Buck needs to disclose all of these documents immediately. If he has nothing to hide, he should prove it. Unfortunately, he’s refused to disclose them since 2004.”

It’s time for Ken Buck to tell the truth. Every reporter in Colorado knows about the story, but has not covered it out of a desire to protect the victim from the retaliation that would ensue. That is a noble goal, but the public also has a right to know the truth before the election.

Reporters simply need to ask Buck simple a yes or no question: were you, Ken Buck, ever a party in an Equal Employment Opportunity settlement? He can answer that without retaliating – if he chooses!

This is the same EEOC complaint and settlement briefly mentioned by ColoradoPols in “The Dynamics of Buck’s Woman Problem.”

http://coloradopols.com/showDi…