October finance reports show GOP, DFL still in debt
By Andy Birkey |
10.27.11 | 8:49 am
The Republican Party of Minnesota carried a debt twice as large as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s.
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DFL, GOP still in debt, finance reports show
By Andy Birkey |
08.04.11 | 11:17 am
As heated discussions continue over the national debt, two of Minnesota’s major political parties are wresting with significant debts of their own. According to Federal Election Commission reports filed at the end of July, both the GOP and DFL continue to carry debt from the 2010 election cycle. The Republican Party of Minnesota owes the most — more than $600,000 while the DFL owes close to $300,000. The GOP also had a negative cash-on-hand balance.
FEC: Bachmann’s campaign finance errors a “serious problem”
By Andy Birkey |
03.26.10 | 8:35 am
The Federal Elections Commission sent a letter to Rep. Michele Bachmann’s campaign on Thursday warning of numerous errors in her campaign finance reports. Among the problems are accepting contributions above the legal limit from both individuals and political action…
Franken, Coleman top fundraisers in ’08 cycle
By Andy Birkey |
12.29.09 | 3:22 pm
The Federal Elections Commission has released a full report of the 2007-08 election cycle, and two Minnesota races top the lists. Sen. Al Franken raised the most money of any congressional candidate with $22.5 million, and former Sen.…
Coleman’s individual donations dropped with trial’s start
By Chris Steller |
07.27.09 | 1:10 pm
Like a plane from Washington, D.C., descending into Minnesota through iffy Midwestern weather, former Sen. Norm Coleman’s financial support from individual donors took a long, bumpy decline. A week-by-week analysis of new Federal Elections Commission reports shows that receipts from individuals reached a high point around the time Coleman’s election-contest trial began Jan. 26, then trended downward through his concession on the last day of June.
Oberstar pulls in $240,000
By Paul Demko |
07.14.09 | 12:17 pm
Second quarter political fundraising reports are due to the Federal Elections Commission by Wednesday. U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar appears to be the first member of the Minnesota delegation to…
Coleman bid to have campaign pay personal lawyers draws formal objection
By Chris Steller |
05.19.09 | 1:26 pm
Norm Coleman shouldn’t be able to use campaign funds to pay lawyers for work related to cases in which he’s not a defendant and hasn’t even been called as a witness. That’s what Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics…
Coleman legal bills pile up
By Paul Demko |
04.15.09 | 7:18 am
Back in December Norm Coleman said he would seek clearance from the Federal Elections Commission to use campaign funds to cover personal legal bills. But he never followed through. In the meantime the former senator continues to rack up astronomical legal bills as he pursues the U.S. Senate contest.
Franken asks FEC for OK to set up two new recount funds
By Paul Demko |
02.23.09 | 5:35 pm
Franken’s campaign wrote the Federal Elections Commission last week seeking permission to set up a new fundraising committee and another fund to help offset costs of a race that it called “virtually unprecedented in its length, complexity and expense.”
Minnesota GOP has history of FEC reporting problems
By Andy Birkey |
05.29.08 | 10:23 am
Since 2000, the Republican Party of Minnesota has had problems complying with the Federal Election Commission’s requirements for reporting, a fact made painfully clear over the last month as the party has amended virtually every report it…
