Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) on Feb. 21 called on the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) to end the practice of refunding illegal campaign contributions to donors.
U.S. law places limits on the amount an individual may donate to a political campaign.
Under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, restrictions are placed upon who can make donations to candidates and the maximum amount that they can donate to those campaigns.
According to the FEC, in the 2021 and 2022 election cycles, the max individual contribution was capped at $2,900 per election. However, the limit for individual donations to national party committees is much higher, capped at $36,500 per cycle….