COLUMBUS (TDB) -- The DNC says the complaint will be filed Monday when the Federal Election Commission opens for business. It will contend the Arizona senator's GOP presidential campaign has exceeded the $56.8 million spending limit imposed when he accepted federal matching funds. The full text of the DNC statement is available here. An excerpt from Howard Dean, the party chairman:
"The crucial issue here is John McCain's integrity. John McCain poses as a reformer but seems to think reforms apply to everyone but him. He used taxpayer money to guarantee a loan so he could raise money from lobbyists and special interests -- it's the height of hypocrisy. This is just the latest example of his do as I say, not as I do double standard, and it's unlikely to be the last. McCain financially benefited from this legally binding contract -- he got free ballot access, saving him millions or dollars, and he secured a $4 million line of credit to keep his campaign afloat . . ."
Showing posts with label Federal Election Commission. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Federal Election Commission. Show all posts
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Club For Growth Faces Ohio Questions Today: Paid $350,000 Fed Penalty In Sept.
CINCINNATI (TDB) -- The conservative Club for Growth that is attacking GOP State Rep. Bob Latta in the OH-05 congressional race grew out of the organization that paid a $350,000 civil penalty last month for failing to report its political contributions and expenditures as required by federal law.
Latta has filed a complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission contending the Club for Growth has distributed an attack ad against him that distorts and falsifies his record as a state legislator. The commission plans to hold a hearing today.
The Federal Election Commission reports the penalty levied on Sept. 5, 2007 against the Club for Growth, Inc. was "the largest the commission has ever obtained after an enforcement action has moved to litigation." The full-text of the commission's media releases is available here.
This excerpt describes its conduct:
"From 2000 through the end of 2006, the Club accepted approximately $10.78 million in contributions from individuls that exceeded teh $5,000 contribution limit. Between 2000 and 2004 the Club also accepted more than $93,000 in corporate contributions."
The consent judgment reached in the civil case includes a permanent injunction that requires the Club to avoid further violations. Sharp lawyers might want to examine the legal document filed in U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia to see it it has any possible application to Latta's dispute.
Latta has filed a complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission contending the Club for Growth has distributed an attack ad against him that distorts and falsifies his record as a state legislator. The commission plans to hold a hearing today.
The Federal Election Commission reports the penalty levied on Sept. 5, 2007 against the Club for Growth, Inc. was "the largest the commission has ever obtained after an enforcement action has moved to litigation." The full-text of the commission's media releases is available here.
This excerpt describes its conduct:
"From 2000 through the end of 2006, the Club accepted approximately $10.78 million in contributions from individuls that exceeded teh $5,000 contribution limit. Between 2000 and 2004 the Club also accepted more than $93,000 in corporate contributions."
The consent judgment reached in the civil case includes a permanent injunction that requires the Club to avoid further violations. Sharp lawyers might want to examine the legal document filed in U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia to see it it has any possible application to Latta's dispute.
Monday, July 16, 2007
In Ohio, Romney and Obama Are Tops At Raising $$$$
COLUMBUS (TDB) -- A new Federal Election Commission data set for 2008 presidential fundraising shows the Democrats have raised more money in Ohio than the Republicans. In all, $2.7 million has been contributed through the second quarter of 2007. The Dems got nearly $1.5 million of the total.
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., who is due in Cincinnati for a July 17 fundraiser, has picked up $491,014, which puts him atop the Demo field. Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, has $701,662 on the Republican side.
There is one Ohioan in the presidential race, U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich. The Cleveland Democrat has raised $15,376 in his home state, which is less than Republican long shot Ron Paul, a Texas congressman running with a libertarian bent. Most of the money Kucinich has gotten in Ohio, $8,400, has come from Cuyahoga County, where he lives.
One maxim of Ohio politics has been holding true, the data set shows. Cincinnatians like to write checks for Republicans. Almost one-third of the cash generated for the presidential candidates to date has come from Cincinnati area Zip codes. The FEC data comes in an interactive map that a fun tool to track fundraising.
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., who is due in Cincinnati for a July 17 fundraiser, has picked up $491,014, which puts him atop the Demo field. Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, has $701,662 on the Republican side.
There is one Ohioan in the presidential race, U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich. The Cleveland Democrat has raised $15,376 in his home state, which is less than Republican long shot Ron Paul, a Texas congressman running with a libertarian bent. Most of the money Kucinich has gotten in Ohio, $8,400, has come from Cuyahoga County, where he lives.
One maxim of Ohio politics has been holding true, the data set shows. Cincinnatians like to write checks for Republicans. Almost one-third of the cash generated for the presidential candidates to date has come from Cincinnati area Zip codes. The FEC data comes in an interactive map that a fun tool to track fundraising.
Monday, July 09, 2007
OH-02's Jean Schmidt: Screw-Up Flagged By Federal Election Commish
CINCINNATI (TDB) -- If you go fishing, you have to have a fishing license. If you golf, you have to show the starter the greens' fees are squared away. And if you plan to run for Congress and are raising campaign cash, you have to tell the Federal Election Commission.
It appears U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt, a conservative Republican from Ohio's 2nd Congressional District, has neglected to file proper paperwork in Washington that legally declares herself a candidate for reelection. But Schmidt' campaign committee has been raising and spending money -- drawing this regulatory notice from the FEC that points out she's not playing by the rules Senators and House members must follow.
The FEC has given her until July 23 to formally declare whether she's running or sitting out the 2008 election. The commission believes her fundraising activities appear to be for 2008, a race expected to match her against former Hamilton County Commissioner Phil Heimlich, whose paperwork is now in place for the GOP primary.
Madelynn M. Lane signed the FEC notice to Schmidt, saying:
"A review of these reports indicates that your principal campaign committee has net debts from the previous election cycle, and has accepted contributions and/or made expenditures in support of your candidacy in excess of $5,000, thus meeting the definition of "candidate per Federal Election Campaign Laws.
"You must either disavow these activities by notifying the Commission in writing that you are not a candidate, or redesignate your principal campaign committee by filing a Statement of Candidacy (FEC FORM 2) within thirty days from the date of this letter," the FEC official said in the formal notice dated June 23.
Two weeks have passed. There's nothing to show Schmidt has declared herself a candidate. Any possibility she's quitting?
It appears U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt, a conservative Republican from Ohio's 2nd Congressional District, has neglected to file proper paperwork in Washington that legally declares herself a candidate for reelection. But Schmidt' campaign committee has been raising and spending money -- drawing this regulatory notice from the FEC that points out she's not playing by the rules Senators and House members must follow.
The FEC has given her until July 23 to formally declare whether she's running or sitting out the 2008 election. The commission believes her fundraising activities appear to be for 2008, a race expected to match her against former Hamilton County Commissioner Phil Heimlich, whose paperwork is now in place for the GOP primary.
Madelynn M. Lane signed the FEC notice to Schmidt, saying:
"A review of these reports indicates that your principal campaign committee has net debts from the previous election cycle, and has accepted contributions and/or made expenditures in support of your candidacy in excess of $5,000, thus meeting the definition of "candidate per Federal Election Campaign Laws.
"You must either disavow these activities by notifying the Commission in writing that you are not a candidate, or redesignate your principal campaign committee by filing a Statement of Candidacy (FEC FORM 2) within thirty days from the date of this letter," the FEC official said in the formal notice dated June 23.
Two weeks have passed. There's nothing to show Schmidt has declared herself a candidate. Any possibility she's quitting?
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