Nate McMurray put on unpaid leave from Delaware North

McMurray was put on unpaid leave by his employer which is owned by the family of his opponent.

I'M UPSET BY THE WAY ITHINK THINGS HAVEGONE.SITTING INSIDE NATEMCMURRAY'SCAMPAIGNHEADQUARTERS INHAMBURG...THEDEMOCRATICCANDIDATE FOR THE27TH CONGRESSIONALRACE ISN'T BEINGASKED TO DISCUSSCAMPAIGN BUSINESSOR POLITICS...THE TOPIC ATHAND--HIS CURRENT,PRIVATE SECTOR JOBAS THE VICEPRESIDENT OFDEVELOPMENT FORDELAWARE NORTH.I HELP THEM ACQUIRENEW BUSINESSMOSTLY IN AIRPORTSAND IT'S WORK THAT I'MPROUD OF.DELAWARE NORTHWAS FOUNDED ANDSTILL OWNED BY THEFAMILY OF HISREPUBLICANCHALLENGER--CHRISJACOBS.AND LASTWEEK--MCMURRAYSAYS HE WAS PLACEDON UNPAIDADMINISTRATIVELEAVE.ALI: DID YOU DOANYTHING THAT WOULDWARRANT BEING PUTON UNPAID LEAVE?MCMURRAY: NO.

I WANTTO SAY THATDEFINITIVELY THIS HASNOTHING TO DO WITHMY PERFORMANCE.SO THEN WHY DO YOUTHINK YOU'RE ONUNPAID LEAVE RIGHTNOW?

I HAVE TO BECAREFUL WITH WHAT ISAY AND I'M STILLTECHNICALLYEMPLOYED BY THECOMPANY BUT YOUCAN DRAW YOUR OWNCONCLUSIONS.STAND: WE REACHEDOUT TO DELAWARENORTH TO FIND OUTWHETHER THECONGRESSIONAL RACEHAD ANY BEARING ONMCMURRAY BEINGPLACE ON LEAVE.

ACOMPANYSPOKESWOMAN DIDN'TANSWER.

INSTEAD SHEONLY SAID HE IS STILLA CURRENT EMPLOYEE.DID THEY GIVE YOUANY INDICATION OFHOW LONG THE LEAVEWOULD LAST?

THEYSAID IT WILL LASTTHROUGH THE SPECIALELECTION.CHRIS JACOBS HASNEVER WORKED FORDELAWARE NORTH.AND HIS CAMPAIGNWOULDN'T COMMENTON THE ISSUE.MCMURRAY SAYS HEREMAINS COMMITTEDTO THE RACE DESPITETHE FINANCIALSETBACK.THE SPECIALELECTION TO FILL THESEAT LEFT VACANT BYCHRIS COLLINS IS SETFOR APRIL 28.IN BUFFALO, ALITOUHEY, 7EWN.