This Columbia Tribune story discusses a fundraising scenario in the race for AG in Missouri.
Early Donations Like “March Madness”
The Times reports on fundraising for New York City’s upcoming races.
New York’s municipal elections may be more than a year away, but try telling that to those who get hit up for campaign donations.
Already 146 people have announced that they are running for city office in 2009, well above the previous record of 103 set in 2001, according to the Campaign Finance Board. And because the candidates must collect donations early to qualify for the city’s generous matching, they are trying to amass cash before everyone flees the city for vacation in August.
Members of the city’s political class are bumping into each other at event after event, night after night.
Texas Complaints
A California disabled veteran who spends six days a week sifting through campaign finance reports has filed complaints against 10 Texas legislators and 15 judges with the Texas Ethics Commission, ranging from failing to identify campaign donors to using campaign money for personal use.One of the complaints takes aim at state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, for dipping into his massive campaign chest for $165,061 worth of Houston Astros, Texans and Rockets tickets — expenses the veteran says personally benefit the senator.
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