April 27, 2016 2:49 PM

Rep. King says Buckingham owes veterans an apology and should release info on income from for-profit college

Following report on Dr. Buckingham's ties to bilking veterans, Rep. King says Buckingham should release financial information; Buckingham’s camp says it’s an “attempt by the King campaign to distract voters from her liberal voting record."

After this weeks’ news about Texas Senate candidate Dawn Buckingham's ties to a for-profit college that's been accused in the past of "predatory" practices in targeting veterans, her Republican opponent called on Buckingham to apologize to veterans in the district that includes Fort Hood.

The two are in an already nasty GOP runoff to succeed retiring Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay.

Dr. Buckingham, an Austin-area physician, has served on the Board of Governors of National American University and has received significant compensation from the school. It was named in a 2012 US Senate committee staff report as one of the for-profit universities where there was “exorbitant tuition, aggressive recruiting practices, abysmal student outcomes, taxpayer dollars spent on marketing and pocketed as profit, and regulatory evasion and manipulation.”

Buckingham’s campaign has dismissed the revelation as “a distraction,” despite the candidate’s promise to a veteran’s advocate to look into the issue and address his concerns.

By Scott Braddock