Community organizer and HD28 Democratic candidate Brittany Pettersen is in for a rough day. This morning The Colorado Observer published a brutal piece deconstructing the neatly packaged image Pettersen has been pushing to voters — one that seemingly has little or no correlation with reality.
First, The Observer‘s Leslie Jorgensen and Brian Anderson reveal that a sue-happy Pettersen won’t pay her bills, forcing a court to hold a $20,000 lawsuit settlement in escrow.
In September 2007, Pettersen was being treated by J.A.M. Chiropractic Care, also known as Ascent Health Center, and she hired Denver attorney Clifford Beem to negotiate a personal injury settlement.
Now, Pettersen has filed several lawsuits. Pettersen has refused to honor her agreement to pay 35 percent of the $20,000 settlement to Beem, and pay $9.223.60 to J.A.M. for treatments.
Because of the dispute, the settlement has been held in escrow since it was awarded in March 2010.
Pettersen claims that Beem’s cut is “unconscionable” and J.A.M. failed to inform her of medical care charges. Beem and J.A.M. filed individual countersuits in February this year, and both contend that Pettersen understood and was fully apprised of the charges. The professionals also disputed Pettersen’s claim that they conspired to deceive her.
This year Pettersen also filed lawsuits against three individuals involved in a multi-car crash in February 2009, two cases have been dismissed for lack of merit, and against the driver of a car involved in a September 2010 accident. The latter case will be heard in July 2013 according to documents and the law office of Christopher M. Robbins.
So, let’s see: Pettersen wins a settlement, but won’t pay her lawyer who won the settlement nor the chiropractor who healed her. Then she files another round of lawsuits in another accident and two of those suits have already been dismissed for lack of merit. Do we smell a trend here?
That’s not even the most brutal aspect of the article. This is:
Her campaign brochure states, “Brittany Pettersen came from a broken home where both of her parents were in trouble with the law. She basically raised herself and her two brothers.”
It is true that her parents Stacy and Brent Pettersen struggled financially, encountered legal problems and endured a troubled marriage. During lean times, the family received help from a grandmother, Wanda L. Pettersen who sold at least one property in Longmont for a million dollars and set up a trust.
Brittany Pettersen’s parents sounded stunned when asked to comment about their daughter’s campaign brochure.
Stacy Pettersen, a hair stylist, said she didn’t know why her daughter would air past legal incidents. Brent Pettersen, a residential contractor, talked openly about the building industry, but asked about the campaign assertions, he thundered, “She’s not my daughter!”
Ummm…wow. We honestly don’t even know what to say. When’s the last time a candidate’s father disowned his daughter in a news article?
Read the full piece here.
A sue-happy community organizer who doesn’t pay her bills and trashes her parents in her campaign literature….now that’s a winning image!
Making matters worse for Pettersen is her Republican opponent, Amy Attwood, is a small business owning mom of two with a long history of leadership in her community. We’d say the voters in HD28 have a pretty clear choice. We’ll let you guess which one is the better option.
Way to go
Written by her best friend/sister, Jennifer Hillbloom
I am a very close friend of Brittany, she is literally like a sister to me. I can tell you as I am a republican, today I voted republican, but she is an amazing person the has a big heart and great intentions for her community. I grew up living next door to the Pettersen's from age 7 to 20 years old, it was not the best household but her parents loved her and her brothers unconditionally. As for her father Brent saying she's not his daughter I think that's bull, if he did deny her it's because he's strong republican and I'm sure he said that as a joke because he's republican. I think no one should judge the background of a candidate unless they were murders, rapist's, or drug dealers in there current or past life. None of you know the truth about her lawsuits and why her lawyers aren't being paid. It's probably too late as voting day is almost over but if anyone reads this before they go vote, just know these Brittany was the person who cared about making everyone happy and making sure we were all taken care of, even when we were children. She loved taking care and helping others, I know she is the best candidate for the job, and as republican as I am, if I was in her district I would vote for her and not just cause I know her but because I know she will do everything she can to actually do the job the right way.
I could care less about Brittany Peterson's driving record when it comes to her running for office. Her politicos are what we're voting for-or at least we should be-unless she has such a reckless driving record that jail time has been involved. Her politics. If she's far left, then she doesn't have my vote, whatever her driving record might be.
She's got a great smile and nice hair! I vote she comes over for dinner and wine at my house, but stays well clear of the state House!
Her campaign wasted money by sending her brochure to me – a resident of Aurora which is District 40 – not her district. Not too smart; wasting money – and she's not even in office.
It IS better to focus and give attention to the decent candidates than complain about the shortcomings of the others.
LOL, you are RIGHT!
If Obama had a daughter in politics, she'd look……aw, forget it. Where's November….
Amy Atwood is a delightful, smart, conservative young candidate and she gained experience working with Ken Summers, when he held the same post as our state representative. Ken is a great mentor and another good candidate, now running for a seat is our state senate!
Another proglodyte disingenuous Democrat lying about who they are and what they're about.
Oh my….usually I wait to hear both sides of the story before passing judgement but, Pettersen, you must always pay those small businesses that put their time, energy and resources on the line to make you whole. I don't understand why anyone wouldn't repay such a good deed. I'll reserve comment about what Pettersen did to her family. Other people have run for office who have been foster children. I've never heard them complain about their parents. Goodness gracious…..isn't it time to grow up?
Wow, the Demoncrats have dug deep for this one.
oh snap!