Category: FEC

Sarah Palin’s Clothing Case

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 20, 2009
Categories In FEC

The Federal Election Commission closed a case involving Sarah Palin’s clothing. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, the good-government group that filed the complaint, argued that candidates aren’t supposed to use donor money for personal expenses such as clothes. The FEC ruled Tuesday that the ban doesn’t apply to party money, however.

Lobbyist-Bundled Contributions Reporting

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 19, 2009
Categories In FEC, HLOGA

Will tomorrow see the first lobbyist-bundled contributions reports flooding the Federal Election Commission? Some committees may file the report (on Form 3L) for the first time ever tomorrow.

Best-Loved Congressional Bistros

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 18, 2009
Categories In FEC

The Politico reports on popular locations for campaign fundraisers. It’s a scene that plays out many times a day when Congress is in session: Lawmakers on their way to work, slipping out for lunch or idling between floor votes take a short walk, make an appearance and score some campaign cash. In fact, the […]