Tag: campaign contributions

Sen. Lindsey Graham Admonished in Rare Move by Senate Ethics Panel

March 24, 2023
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was formally admonished by the Senate Ethics Committee in a public letter on March 23 for allegedly soliciting campaign contributions in a federal building in 2022. The committee, in their letter (pdf) to the Republican lawmaker, said they had reviewed an allegation that Graham “violated Senate Rules and related standards of conduct” by soliciting campaign…

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Millions of Tiny, Suspicious Political Donations Questioned by Watchdog Group

March 16, 2023
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An 80-year-old Midwestern woman from an affluent suburban area made nearly 9,000 small donations totaling more than $330,000 to political causes and candidates in four years, according to federal election records. She says she didn’t. “That would not slip by me,” she told The Epoch Times. “If I was losing money, I’d know it. It wasn’t…

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Californians Can Soon Donate Cryptocurrency to Political Campaigns

July 25, 2022
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Californians will soon be able to donate to political campaigns using digital money, after a July 21 vote by the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission. Citing concerns about traceability, the state banned cryptocurrency donations four years ago. When presenting the proposal to repeal the ban to the commission, General Counsel David Bainbridge said new safeguards…

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California to Allow Cryptocurrency Donations to Political Campaigns

July 25, 2022
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Californians will soon be able to donate to political campaigns using digital money, after a July 21 vote by the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission. Citing concerns about traceability, the state banned cryptocurrency donations four years ago. When presenting the proposal to repeal the ban to the commission, General Counsel David Bainbridge said new safeguards…

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Anaheim Campaign Finance Reform Law on Hold

July 15, 2022
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The Anaheim City Council withdrew July 12 an ordinance that would have prohibited councilors from voting on matters with which they have a financial conflict of interest—after discussing it for the third time. The campaign reform ordinance was introduced after the city’s mayor, Harry Sidhu, resigned May 24 following the release of an FBI investigation report…

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