2017

Yearly Archives

  • The Kansas City Star: Missouri attorney general will investigate Gov. Greitens’ use of secret texting app

    The Kansas City Star: Missouri attorney general will investigate Gov. Greitens’ use of secret texting app By Jason Hancock | December 20, 2017 “Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has launched an investigation into whether Gov. Eric Greitens and his staff illegally destroyed public records by using an app that erases text messages.” “The American Democracy […]

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  • Forum News Service: Liberal group brings campaign complaint against Campbell

    Forum News Service: Liberal group brings campaign complaint against Campbell By John Hageman | December 6, 2017 “A liberal group has brought a complaint against Tom Campbell, the lone North Dakota Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, for allegedly failing to report the use of equipment from his private company as a campaign expense or in-kind […]

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  • McClatchy: Hawley illegally paid Senate consultants with state campaign funds, Democrats allege

    McClatchy: Hawley illegally paid Senate consultants with state campaign funds, Democrats allege By Lindsay Wise | November 20, 2017 “A Democratic legal fund is pressing the Federal Election Commission for an investigation of Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, alleging that the Republican’s state campaign illegally paid consultants for his Senate bid.” “The American Democracy Legal […]

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  • Roll Call: How Candidates Duck Reporting Campaign Funds

    Roll Call: How Candidates Duck Reporting Campaign Funds By Simone Pathé | November 9, 2017 “But Democrats have argued that Fagg, who’s running in a crowded GOP primary to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, was acting like a candidate well before October. A liberal group has filed a complaint against him with the Federal Election […]

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  • Billings Gazette: GOP candidate for U.S. Senate Russell Fagg launches fight against political allegations

    Billings Gazette: GOP candidate for U.S. Senate Russell Fagg launches fight against political allegations By Tom Lutey | November 2, 2017 “The group American Democracy Legal Fund has accused Fagg’s campaign exploratory committee of operating like a campaign during the four months leading up to the Republican’s official candidacy.” “ADLF is asking the Federal Election […]

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  • ADLF Files FEC Complaint Against Russell Fagg

    The American Democracy Legal Fund has filed a Federal Election Commission complaint against Judge Russell Fagg for multiple violations of campaign finance law, including engaging in extensive campaign activities for U..S Senate in Montana without filing as a candidate for any office.

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  • Indy Politics: SECOND ETHICS COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST ROKITA

    Indy Politics: SECOND ETHICS COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST ROKITA By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz | September 17, 2017 “Indiana Congressman Todd Rokita is the subject of a second ethics complaint.” “The American Democracy Legal Fund filed the complaint against Rokita based on allegations he had government staff do campaign work, a violation of the House Rules and House […]

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  • McClatchy: Hawley signals a Senate run and Democrats quickly cry foul

    McClatchy: Hawley signals a Senate run and Democrats quickly cry foul By Lindsay Wise and Ben Wieder | August 3, 2017 “The same day that Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley signaled he wants to run against Sen. Claire McCaskill, a group run by one of the Democrats’ best-known political warriors went to the Federal Election […]

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