On October 21, 2006 Republicans for Charlie Brown asked the Doolittle campaign to "cease deceptive automated phone calls to voters that are initially represented as if they are coming from the Brown campaign--before going on to smear Brown." Republicans for Charlie Brown founder Joanne Neft cited "the $3,000 fine Doolittle received in 1984 for sending out fraudulent campaign mailers during a State Senate Campaign." Neft added, "John Doolittle has practiced dirty campaign tricks from the beginning. He can't run on his record of corruption and ineffectiveness, so he tries to trick people into thinking his opponent is calling them with gibberish and lies. These shameful tactics only serve to highlight his moral unfitness for office."