NEW SUPER PAC. The Hill. “Tea Party Patriots, a prominent national group, is launching a super-PAC to engage heavily in Senate races and plans to target at least three Republican incumbents.”
MS SUPER PAC LAUNCH. NY Times. “A group of Mississippi Republicans, moving to counter spending from out-of-state conservative groups, have created a ‘super PAC’ to help Senator Thad Cochran fend off a primary challenge and will begin airing a television ad on Friday.”
LAWYERS BUSY. Roll Call. “Campaign finance lawyers have been busy in the last few months providing legal services to members of Congress, Super PACs, and presidential campaigns.”
WHEELAN ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE. US News. “For now, I’m just asking you to accept a simple premise: 1) Washington is not working. 2) The way we fund campaigns exacerbates that dysfunction. 3) So let’s consider changing how we fund campaigns.”
ASTA PLEDGE. Travel Weekly. “ABC Global Services’ pledge of up to $10,000 to ASTA’s Political Action Committee (ASTAPAC) is the largest any company has donated to ASTAPAC, according to Eben Peck, ASTA’s vice president for government affairs.”
CA: DISCLOSURE CHRISTMAS. The Californian. “While most of you enjoyed Christmas last month, Christmas for political reporters actually comes this week when local and regional politicians have to file their Form 460s.”
CT: NO CHARGES. NH Register. “Federal prosecutors do not plan to charge former House Speaker Chris Donovan in the 2012 campaign corruption case that dashed his congressional candidacy and has two of his former staffers serving prison terms.”
NM: LOBBYISTS GIVE. WT. “Lobbyists and their clients handed out about $403,000 in campaign contributions to legislators, Gov. Susana Martinez and others in the months leading up to this year’s legislative session, according to the latest state disclosure reports.”
NY: FUNDS RETURNED. Daily News. “Former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is the only mayoral candidate in the 2013 election to return public funds to the city’s Campaign Finance Board.”
MD: CANDIDATE WILL TAKE PUBLIC FINANCING. AP. “Republican Larry Hogan made his campaign for the GOP primary in the governor’s race in Maryland official on Monday, announcing he will use public financing after filing his candidacy at the state election’s board.”
OH: NO CFR ON BALLOT. Columbus Dispatch. “The Franklin County Board of elections has barred two ballot initiatives from the Columbus ballot in May.”
VA: WITNESS WEAKNESSES. WP. “A quick Google search of Williams would have revealed the controversies surrounding his previous businesses.”
HAVE A GREAT DAY.