Sarah Palin, Josh Revak, Adam Wool, and Andrew Halcro are among the many candidates for Congress who have neglected to file a required financial disclosure with the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
The Ethics in Government Act requires members of Congress, officers, employees of Congress, and candidates for Congress who intend to raise more than $5,000 to file a financial disclosure. They must file within 30 days of becoming a candidate, or May 15 of the year they become a candidate.
Several candidates for Congress did file their disclosures on time: Nick Begich, Jeff Lowenfels, Tara Sweeney, and Chris Constant are among them.
Santa Claus of North Pole has filed a statement saying he will not be raising more than $5,000, so he is not required to file with the Clerk.
The late filing fee is not excessive — the lagging candidates will be charged just $200 for filing 30 days or more after the deadline.
The financial report details all the investments that each of the candidates have, income they’ve earned, and businesses they own. The statements show details such as how much their spouses make. Because the special election to fill Alaska’s one seat in Congress is coming at such a rapid pace, this particular filing with the Clerk of Congress is the only real sense that the public has about whether a candidate has the wherewithal to continue a campaign, if they are not raising funds from supporters.
In the filings, it’s clear that Chris Constant does not have enough personal wealth to sustain his campaign for Congress without financial help, while Jeff Lowenfels can pay for much of his own campaign, as can Nick Begich.
For the ones who are no-shows on the filings, it’s not clear if they are trying to keep their finances quiet or if they simply haven’t raised over $5,000. In the case of Palin, it’s unlikely she has not raised more than $5,000. Her upcoming fundraiser in the swanky Ponte Vedra, Florida is an indication that she has raised a significant amount of money already and will be the fundraising powerhouse for this special election.
The filing deadline for the Federal Elections Commission report is a separate schedule. The deadline for the pre-primary FEC report is May 30, and the July quarterly report is due July 15.
Sarah has no ethics to report.
More like NON Of Them have any ethics !!!
Is this a rule? Rules do not apply to one of these characters. Guess who.
I just saw stupid Sarah’s add for Don Young’s office , unbelievable she must think we are all have no memory, She cannot even look the camera in the eye, no confidence she knows we are not fooled by her BS,. I sincerely hope the voters keep her out.
Adam Wool is waiting for all his union kickbacks to be deposited so he doesn’t appear to be lying on the form.
It is not just what you raised, but your expenditures as well…You must file once you reach the threshold. 2500 in donations plus 2500 in expenses is 5K…So Santa needs to make a list check it twice to see if he has to file…THe first time I ran I came close. Radio ads, Signs, fliers and travel all add up so I am close to it but when I get there I will file with the FEC. I called them and they advised me on the expenditures and donations…This is a Wrap. Vote for Stephen Wright, Last on the list of candidates, First for Alaska. How much did that cost me and I am not counting the hours of walking and talking with folks across this the greatest state in the greatest country of planet earth..Lets Make Alaska Great Again..
Wow, Nick Begich with multiple companies and income tied to Mark Begich. The swamp gets deeper. Sarah America all the way.
No links to the filings? That would have been helpful.
I want to join the gang. Is it too late?
What can you say about Sarah? Shameful.
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