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These business leaders secretly funded Mayor Eric Adams’s re-election effort, donors say

Three donors say that they – and, in two cases, their spouses – were reimbursed for donations to the mayor’s 2025 campaign, a tactic that violates state law

The Guardian - US

Hunter Biden's questionable financial dealings raise serious legal and ethical concerns

In this informative piece, we discuss the recent revelations about Hunter Biden's financial dealings and potential campaign finance violations, as well as ...

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Revealed: Congress backers of Gaza war received most from pro-Israel donors

Guardian analysis finds top recipients of pro-Israel contributions in last elections were centrist Democrats who defeated progressives in primaries

The Guardian - US

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Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D), Pervez Agwan (D), and Noor Mobeen (D) are running in the Democratic primary in Texas’ 7th Congressional District

Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D), Pervez Agwan (D), and Noor Mobeen (D) are running in the Democratic Party primary election for Texas’ 7th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. Fletcher and Agwan lead in endorsements and campaign finance.

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Big money, big problems. Deep-pocketed, self-funding candidates and dark money mar Illinois politics

Primary meddling, dark money and self-funding loopholes help skew Illinois politics to favor moneyed candidates. But there are also solutions — like fighting big money with public funding of campaigns.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas Observer School Board Investigation Spurs Call for Reform

State Representative Erin Zwiener says Texas must improve campaign finance transparency and adopt contribution limits.

Texas Observer

George Santos Expelled from U.S. House of Representatives: What's Next for Him?

New York Representative George Santos was expelled from the House of Representatives, after a House Ethics Committee found he violated campaign finance laws

Latin Times

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Ballotpedia publishes report on Washington State Supreme Court candidate campaign finance and court case outcomes from 2013 through 2022

Today Ballotpedia released a groundbreaking report on the Washington State Supreme Court’s decision making and candidate campaign contributions.

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Democratic party committees cumulatively outraise Republican party committees in October

As of Oct. 31, 2023, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a combined $255 million and spent $230 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have…

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Ohio Issue 1 is the most expensive abortion-related ballot measure election post-Dobbs

The campaigns supporting and opposing Ohio Issue 1, an amendment that would provide a state constitutional right to abortion, received a combined $71.60 million in contributions, as of the most recent campaign finance reports on Oct. 26.

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Beshear’s campaign outspends Cameron’s 4-1 ahead of the Nov. 7 Kentucky gubernatorial election

Two weeks before the Nov. 7 Kentucky gubernatorial election, incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) campaign had raised nearly three times and spent more than four times the amount Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R) had since the May 16 primaries, according to the most recent campaign finance reports filed on Oct.…

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Democratic party committees end September with almost twice as much in cash on hand than Republican party committees

As of Sept. 30, 2023, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $229 million and spent $205 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have…

Ballotpedia

Lawyers, Trump and money: Ex-president spends millions in donor cash on attorneys as legal woes grow

Donald Trump’s political fundraising machine is raking in donations at a prodigious pace, but he’s spending tens of millions of dollars he’s bringing in to pay attorneys to deal with the escalating costs of the various criminal cases he is contending with as he moves further into the 2024 presidential…

The Independent UK

Ex-Santos official may have just flipped

"It likely means more campaign finance fraud charges to come," ex-prosecutor says

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The Independent UK

Former Tennessee lawmaker Brian Kelsey can stay out of prison while challenging sentencing

A federal judge has ruled that a former Tennessee state senator can stay out of prison as he challenges his 21-month sentence for violating federal campaign finance laws

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Democratic party committees maintain lead over Republican counterparts in fundraising and spending

As of August 31, 2023, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $198 million and spent $181 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have…

Fortune

Did Sam Bankman-Fried's mother enable the FTX straw donor scheme?

A new lawsuit alleged that Sam Bankman-Fried's mother was instrumental to campaign finance violations.

AAP

WA electoral reform lifts lid on political donations

Political parties in WA will be forced to disclose donations daily during elections, as the Cook government toughens campaign finance laws.

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Democratic party committees maintain lead on Republican counterparts in cumulative fundraising

As of July 31, 2023, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party raised a cumulative $178 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party raised $151 million.

The Independent UK

Former Tennessee state senator gets 21-month prison sentence for campaign finance cash scheme

A former Tennessee state senator has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after he unsuccessfully tried to take back his guilty plea on federal campaign finance charges

The Independent UK

Colombia's first leftist president is stalled by congress and a campaign finance scandal

Colombian President Gustavo Petro took office laying out ambitious goals for the nation’s first leftist government

The Independent UK

Ohio election that revolves around abortion rights fueled by national groups, money

An Associated Press analysis of campaign finance data shows that supporters and opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment change in Ohio are largely funded by out-of-state donors, despite repeated messaging about the need to get such interests out of Ohio politics

The Guardian - US

Long-shot Republican candidates spend millions on their own campaigns

Vivek Ramaswamy and Doug Burgum have qualified for the GOP debate after each contributed over $10m to their own campaigns

The Independent UK

Campaign finance charge dropped from case against Sam Bankman-Fried

Prosecutors have withdrawn a campaign finance charge from eight counts among charges FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will face at an October trial

Ballotpedia

Democratic party committees lead Republican counterparts in cumulative fundraising

As of June 30, 2023, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party raised a cumulative $156 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $134 million.

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