[Political Activity Law]

THE REAL WORLD. WDH. “Sean Duffy is adding a new line to his resume this week, after taking a job with the Republican-leaning lobbying firm BGR Group.”

CA: NEWPORT BEACH NOD. LAT. “Newport Beach City Council candidates who knowingly accept donations over the campaign contribution limit may be subject to removal from office under local election reforms that advanced this week.”

ID: DARK ALLEGATIONS. IPR. “Monday, incumbent Boise Mayor Dave Bieter accused City Council President Lauren McLean of raising ‘dark money’ in an interview with Idaho Matters.”

LA: NEW REPORTS. FOX. “With the campaign for governor in the homestretch, finance reports filed by the candidates offer a snapshot of the money they have on hand for the waning days of the campaign.”

NY: LEVEL THE FIELD. BN. “More than a dozen Democratic primary challengers for state office gathered on the steps of City Hall Thursday to demand a strong public campaign finance program that would match small donations from their supporters across the state.”

TX: JUDGE CHARGED. TM. “Houston District Judge Alexandra Smoots-Thomas has been indicted for using campaign funds to pay for her mortgage, private school for her children and for travel and luxury items.”

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ALLEGATION DENIED. URI. “In advance of Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s visit to Providence this Sunday, the Providence Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) raised questions about possible violations of federal campaign finance law by the Buttigieg campaign and Paolino Properties.”

HOST COMPLAINT. KYT. “Matt Jones, host of Kentucky Sports Radio, announced Wednesday night he would not be on air ‘in the near future.'”

MASSEY RUN. FPL. “Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship has announced he is running for President. Blankenship served a year in federal prison and made a failed bid for the U.S. Senate in 2018.”

CA: HAWAII REMODEL. SFC. “A longtime Contra Costa County politician who resigned suddenly last week as county clerk-recorder has agreed to pay a $150,000 fine after California’s campaign ethics watchdog found that he spent political contributions on personal trips and remodeling a vacation home in Hawaii.”

IA: ERRORS AND FINE. WCF. “Two Waterloo City Council members have been fined for failing to file campaign finance reports on time.”

MD: PLAN BENEFIT. BS. “Recent scholarship has suggested that women have a tougher time getting donations for their campaigns than men and that women tend to rely heavily on small donations. However, with the Fair Election Fund, small donations will have power.”

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COMPLAINT REVIEW. HILL. “The House Ethics Committee announced on Monday that it is extending a review of Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) related to how she made personal loans to her campaign during a contested primary last year.”

ONLINE POWER. USAT. “Little on the left has been done to counter the president’s advertising onslaught online and what is being done is so far insufficient.”

DARK MONEY LAUNCH. FB. “A Washington, D.C.-based liberal group is launching a $75 million digital campaign against President Donald Trump ahead of the 2020 elections.”

CO: USE OF FUNDS. CC. “Galindo may have created even more questions with her most recent campaign finance report, filed with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office on Oct. 15, showing she reimbursed a large portion of the cash on hand back to herself for ‘professional services.'”

IL: COMPLAINT ON FEES. ABC. “The alderman that replaced Danny Solis in Chicago’s 25th Ward filed a complaint Monday accusing the former alderman of misusing thousands of campaign funds.”

TN: PENALTY REDUCED. TNN. “Expelled former lawmaker Jeremy Durham’s record-setting fine over campaign finance violations should be reduced to just $110,000, according to an administrative law judge.”

VA: AMAZON IN. BJRNLS. “Amazon.com Inc. donated $38,500 to Virginia political campaigns ahead of the commonwealth’s momentous statehouse elections Tuesday, making a turn towards powerful Republican lawmakers after largely striking a bipartisan balance with its previous political donations.”

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