With all the goings on lately, aren't politicians scared to take money anymore? I know I'd be shitting my pants if MZ connected money showed up at my doorstep.
In addition, use of campaign funds for official House purposes is limited by provisions of both the House rules and statutory law, including House Rule 24, clause 1 and 2 U.S.C. § 59e(d)(1). At the beginning of the 109th Congress, the House rules were amended to permit the use of funds from the principal campaign account to pay for certain, limited types of official expenses. The purpose of the amendment was to conform House rules to current law (see section 105, Pub. L. 108-83, 117 Stat. 1018 (2003)), and the amendment mirrored the Senate rules that took effect in 2002.48
Thus, briefly stated a Member of the House –
May spend campaign funds for “bona fide campaign or political purposes” only (with limited exceptions described below);
May not convert campaign funds or resources to personal use, and must be able to verify that campaign resources have not been so misused; and
May not use campaign funds or resources for official House purposes, with limited exceptions.
Charitable or Community Service Projects. Campaign funds and resources may be used to establish or support a bona fide charitable or community service project in the Member’s district. On this point, Federal Election Commission (FEC) Advisory Opinion 1999-34 is instructive.54 In that opinion, the FEC approved a Member’s use of campaign funds to support a fundraising event for elementary schools in the Member’s district. Other participants in the event were local businesses, schools, PTAs, and volunteers. The Member’s campaign funds were to be used for printing and postage costs for promotional materials, as well as to match donations made by individuals dollar-for-dollar, up to a maximum donation by the campaign of $60,000.
FOUNDATIONS?