Congressman Tim Bishop has released two TV ads attacking his Republican challenger Randy Altschuler over outsourcing.

The ads are named “Business Is” and “Fortune” and both use quotes from Altschuler from his time at OfficeTiger, a company he co-founded back in 1999 that specialized in outsourcing certain services primarily to India.

“Every night when Randy Altschuler goes to sleep, he knows that if his investments do well, middle class families will be paying the price,” Bishop said in the press release. “We need jobs on Long Island, not in India or other low wage countries.”

The two ads are similar, with Altschuler appearing in the “Fortune” ad to tout a bill he authored in Congress that would prevent companies that outsource jobs from getting government help. The bill did not pass the House.

This race is a rematch from 2010, when Bishop won by only 593 votes. Amazingly, it has stayed relatively unchanged by redistricting because of the geographic boundaries and the growing population in Suffolk County. 97% of the current district is made up of residents of Bishop’s old district, so it is likely this will be a close race once again, which is why the NRCC has made it a top priority for this election cycle.

The ads come as Politico is reporting that Bishop may be facing an ethics probe because his campaign solicited donations from a couple who needed the Congressman’s help to get clearance for a fireworks display for their sons bar mitzvah. Bishop claims the contributions were given after he helped his constituents, but the couple suggests that they felt they had to donate the money to get the clearance.



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