Senator Henry Bellmon died at 88. Of his life’s many notable achievements, he also offered an amendment to the Federal Election Campaign Act involving certain uses of conributor data. The § 438(a)(4) “commercial purposes” exception was proposed as an amendment to that section by Senator Bellmon of Oklahoma: Mr. President, the purpose of this amendment […]
Category: FEC
Who’s lawyering up in the race for 2012?
According to this report, Bryan Cave’s Michael Toner is “is lending [Minnesota Gov. Tim] Pawlenty expertise about the often intricate world of campaign finance.”
Achtung Donors: Raising political money at the U2 concert
Sunlight Foundation’s Political Party Time site lists some fundraisers held in connection with U2’s concert at FedEx field yesterday.