President Obama announced his intent to name Service Employees International Union Associate General Counsel John Sullivan to a position on the Federal Election Commission today. The introductory wording of the release indicates President Obama believes Mr. Sullivan will be an “asset” in his administration.
Day: May 1, 2009
Roanoke City Council and the Alias
A criminal case for using an alias in a newspaper ad was dropped against a candidate for Roanoke City Council, according to this report. Brian Wishneff, the ghost writer of a campaign ad that used the alias “Joe Smith” to attack his opponent in last year’s Roanoke City Council election, is no longer facing criminal […]
Clean Elections Case News
The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission is considering allegations that a candidate subsidized his otherwise publicly funded campaign with private funds.