Former State Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback, who campaigned on an anti-gun violence message, is suing her successor and a former political ally for alleged defamation.
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Attorney Michael Kasper, who is representing GPAC, said in an email he could not comment on pending cases. The lawsuit then moves onto Stoneback’s advocacy against a gun store and firing range that had at one point been planned for Niles, among other activist efforts, and her 2019 House campaign, in which women’s issues and gun violence prevention were two major planks.
GPAC, a lobbying organization which advocates for gun control measures, endorsed Stoneback in the 2018 campaign but opted to back challenger Kevin Olickal in the 2022 campaign.The lawsuit alleges that GPAC and Olickal distributed campaign mailers, saying that Stoneback voted against universal background checks and stated she was an ally of the NRA.
Olickal won the primary election and defeated Republican candidate Vince Romano four months later to take the 16th House District seat in Springfield.
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