The Arizona Democratic Party has announced a series of digital ad buys, connected to a new website - marthamcsally.forsale - that is critical of her votes on privacy-related issues.
Their criticism is tied to a year-old vote to reverse an Obama-era administration rule that blocked cable and internet companies from selling user information to third parties companies without their consent.
The Arizona Democratic Party cites FEC records that show McSally took in $42,000 from telecommunications companies after her vote.
"Rep. McSally’s vote to sell our personal online browsing habits to the highest bidder is wrong, and it doesn't represent Arizona values. For Arizonans of every political stripe, the ‘real issue’ is why Martha McSally consistently puts her personal ambition ahead of the state's hardworking families.” said Drew Anderson, the senior communications advisor for the Arizona Democratic Party.
A spokeswoman for the McSally campaign said Democrats are mischaracterizing her stance on internet privacy.
"This accusation is a joke. Congresswoman McSally has always been concerned about internet privacy, even co-sponsoring the E-mail Privacy Act in both the 114th and 115th Congress," said Torunn Sinclair.
The act requires the government to obtain a search warrant from a court in criminal investigations before a provided has to disclose the content of electronic communications.
The digital ads are expected to run for the next few months.
