Fls Connect

Two outside organizations and Norm Coleman’s re-election campaign illegally coordinated advertising that aided Coleman via a political consultant they all shared, the Minnesota DFL Party charged in a complaint to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC).
No, they didn’t, the FEC has ruled.

Sen. Norm Coleman’s campaign is illegally collaborating with two independent organizations that have been running advertisements on his behalf, according to a complaint filed by the state Democratic Party today with the Federal Election Commission.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business SAFE Trust (NFIB) have both been running ads praising [...]

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has awarded Sen. Norm Coleman a “dishonorable mention” on its annual list of the country’s most corrupt legislators. The watchdog group cites Coleman’s seemingly sweetheart deal on a Capitol Hill apartment owned by veteran GOP operative and longtime Coleman confidant Jeff Larson as the primary reason for his [...]

Sen. Norm Coleman’s campaign and Northstar Leadership PAC have paid a company affiliated with the DCI Group just over $1.5 million for consulting services and rent since 2001.

The fees were paid to FLS Connect, one of the largest GOP fundraising firms in the country. The company’s principals are Republican operatives Tony Feather, Jeff Larson and [...]