It’s not great, given that there’s a $5,000 limit on in-kind contributions to one’s self, if that’s what this actually is, because man, how does one spend twelve times that on phone calls and texts? I realize that I’ve asked that question a few times already, but this is as bizarre as claiming to have trotted out 8,000-ish miles of road-based campaign travel during the Covid shutdown when little in-person campaigning was in the works. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s campaign paid her 22,259 in mileage reimbursements, effectively claiming that Boebert had driven 38,712 miles during the course of her campaign in 2020. How, exactly, does one rack up $60,000 in calls in texts within one’s own district? That’s a mystery, but Newsweek has the details from an FEC complaint:Įnd Citizens United has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging the Republican’s political action committee spent tens of thousands of dollars on so-called “get out the vote” contact calls and texts that were not reported accurately.Īccording to the FEC filing, seen exclusively by Newsweek, Boebert, her campaign Lauren Boebert For Colorado, We The People Leadership PAC and Taylor Moose, her PAC and campaign treasurer, are accused of failing to accurately report communications as independent expenditures or in-kind contributions on their reports filed with the Commission. Boebert criticized Tiptons voting record and which she said did not reflect his district. $60,000 would be the alleged (illegal) figure, according to Newsweek, which adds that Boebert managed to rack up that bill for the 2022 midterm election that she narrowly won (Democrat Adam Frisch has since decided to run against her for 2024). The Republican lawmaker also allegedly paid rent and bills for her (now-defunct) restaurant with campaign dollars, and now, Boebert is being accused of a relatively astronomic sum for campaign calls and texts. That would be the world of sketchy campaign finance, and discussions of that variety haven’t been kind to Boebert, given previous allegations (via The Denver Post) that she claimed enough mileage expenses in 2020 to root and toot herself a third of the way around the Earth’s circumference. Capitol on Thursday if they were there to do reconnaissance, BuzzFeed News reported. You can read the full text of the most recent report or browse archived reports.Lauren Boebert wasn’t fooling anyone with her “lipstick” photo earlier this week, but a more tried-and-true theme is now back to rear its head. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), who has a history of propping up conspiracy theories and instigating religious attacks, asked a group of Jewish people touring the U.S. Office ExpensesĮvery three months, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House publishes the " Statement of Disbursements” - the official report of the receipts and expenditures of every office of the House of Representatives. All of these reports are available through the Gift Travel Filings page maintained by the Clerk of the House. Travel Expense ReimbursementsĮvery Member of the House of Representatives is required to file reports which detail travel-related expenses reimbursed by nongovernment sources and charitable contributions made in lieu of honoraria (a payment for services that do not have a set fee).
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