A California state senator faces a $9 million lawsuit involving alleged campaign finance irregularities. The San Francisco Chronicle reports: “For years, Sen. Migden has been deceiving the voters of California by filing inaccurate campaign statements,” Ross Johnson, chairman of the state Fair Political Practices Commission, said in a statement. “The sophisticated and pervasive pattern of […]
Category: California
Wasted Money
Reading “California: Campaigns Waste Lots of Money,” in The San Francisco Chronicle reminds me of the common saying that half the money campaigns spend is wasted; the problem is nobody knows which half.
Fine in California
A state senator, her campaign manager, and an assistant were hit with a $350,000 fine from the California Fair Political Practices Commission. There were allegations of personal use, as well. The 35-page FPPC report on the fines said Migden on eight occasions between 2005 and last June spent a total of $16,317 in campaign funds […]