Author of Anti-Lawson Blog Reveals His Identity

Paul Andersen, Susan Adams’ former campaign manager, has recently revealed himself as the voice behind the “Who is Stacey Lawson?” blog that has received a considerable attention over the course of the 2nd District Congressional campaign.

In his post, Andersen, who resigned from Adams’ campaign in March, said he felt the need to expose Lawson, who he described as a political newcomer with a shoddy voting record who moved to San Rafael three years after making millions in private business.

“This whole endeavor started because I was interested in how someone who’s a complete unknown could raise so much money — which in today’s day and age makes her an instant contender among a group of candidates that actually have significant governmental experience,” wrote Andersen, a Petaluma resident.

“Stacey Lawson has barely lived in this district for three years. She has no public service experience in our community. She doesn’t even own a house, instead renting a mansion in her current location of San Rafael. Who had even heard of Stacey Lawson before last fall?”

Anderson also said that Lawson’s story of growing up working class and living in a trailer were not true and that the family lived a comfortable middle to upper-middle class existence where her father owned a trucking company. He also dug up previous posts Lawson had a tried to delete in which she called herself “petty, jealous, angry and self-righteous” and appeared to be questionning herself and her values.

Adams, a Marin County Supervisor is one of 12 candidates competing in the Congressional race for a seat held for two decades by Lynn Woolsey. Adams told the Press Democrat that she was “as surprised as anyone" that a former campaign manager had launched the anonymous critique of Lawson and that she was “very disappointed” by the approach.

Read more Andersen’s site here