Category: FEC

Campaign Embezzlement

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 1, 2009
Categories In Connecticut, FEC

The Danbury News-Times updates us on issues surrounding alleged misconduct and Rep. Chris Shays’ campaign committee.

SEIU Advocacy

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 29, 2009
Categories In FEC

The Hill reports that the SEIU ran an ad in a Louisiana newspaper referring to Sen. Vitter. The ad and the crossfire could be the beginning of a big campaign by SEIU to take him out in 2010. On May 1, 2009, President Obama announced his intent to nominate the SEIU’s John Sullivan (pictured) to […]

General Motors and its Political Action Committee

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 29, 2009
Categories In FEC

Reports are that the U.S. government will own 72.5% of General Motors. The company’s political action committee (PAC) has about $400,000 cash on hand and it looks like the PAC hasn’t contributed to any federal candidates this year. In other automotive-related campaign finance news, there have been charges that political affiliation played a role in […]