The Carl DeMaio for Congress campaign on Monday released a new TV ad accusing Rep. Scott Peters of helping create millionaires out of government employees by voting to increase their pensions.
The ad, titled “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Government Edition,” spoofs the popular TV game show. It refers to votes taken by Peters while on the City Council that, according to the ad, increased pensions for city workers.
“Scott Peters voted to spike government employee pensions even though he knew San Diegans could not afford it,” said Dave McCulloch, spokesperson for the DeMaio campaign. “Because of Scott Peters’ pension scheme, many government employees now get pensions higher than $100,000 a year and some even became millionaires.”
DeMaio, a Republican, cited a 2010 study that several retired San Diego city government employees will receive up to $6 million in retirement checks from the city retirement fund. DeMaio’s ad features those examples, including a city librarian who, in retirement, earns more than $234,000 a year in government pension checks.
A spokesman for Peters, who is a Democrat, said the Congressman wasn’t serving on the City Council when the pension problem began, and helped solve the problem in 2008.
“Scott Peters wasn’t on the City Council when the pension problem began, but he was on the council that ended it. As council president, Peters worked with Mayor (Jerry) Sanders to enact a plan that will save the city $22 million per year and Carl DeMaio himself praised it at a City Hall news conference,” the spokesman said.
The 52nd District covers much of central San Diego County including Poway, Coronado and large portions of the City of San Diego.
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