‘Phantom Candidate’ Accused of Trying to Buy House Seat

Oregon congressional candidate Carrick Flynn (D), who has already received nearly $6 million in independent support from political action committees outside the state, is being called a “phantom candidate” by his five other rivals in the race, the Salem Statesman Journal reports.

Flynn has voted just twice in Oregon since the turn of the century and has been largely absent from campaign events other candidates have attended.