MN: BOARD APPOINTMENT. Star Tribune. “Former Rep. Margaret Leppik, known as Peggy, was appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.” NJ: PAY TO PLAY ISSUES. NJ.com. “The author of New Jersey’s pay-to-play laws says Gov. Chris Christie’s 2016 PAC may have violated them by accepting tens of thousands of […]
TUESDAY AT THE FEC. The Federal Election Commission meeting scheduled for today has been moved to Tuesday. CARSON EXPLORING. WP. “Pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson finally announced the formation of an exploratory committee for a White House run on Tuesday, doing exactly what everyone has been expecting him to do for months.” FIRST LADIES AND ETHICS. […]
FECA AND RETIREMENTS. WP. “Since the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), the median senator has announced her retirement 509 days before the general election and 321.5 days before the filing deadline. What changed?” SUPER PAC MOONLIGHTER. Firstlook.org. “According to a disclosure document obtained by The Intercept, Susan McCue — Sen. Harry Reid’s chief of staff from 1999–2006 and now co-founder […]