Democrat Sen Mark Schauer (MI) Breaking Records
Article provided by Freep.com - The Detroit Free Press
“LANSING — The campaign fund of former Democratic state Sen. Mark Schauer of Battle Creek is paying the state $208,250 for improperly donating money to help elect Democrats to the Senate in 2006.
It is the largest fine for a campaign finance violation ever levied by the Secretary of State’s Office.
Schauer was elected to the U.S. House last November.
Schauer’s campaign committee admitted giving more than the allowable $20,000 per individual to the Senate Democratic Fund during the 2006 election campaign, according to an agreement with Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land.
The Senate Democratic Fund agreed to return $202,250 to Schauer’s committee, which turned over the money to the state as part of a consent agreement, according to Land.
Schauer’s committee also paid a $6,000 fine. The Senate Democratic Fund paid a $10,000 state fine.
Bob Schockman, an unsuccessful 2006 Democratic candidate for the Senate’s 17th District, agreed to pay the state a $7,000 penalty for exceeding the $20,000 donation limit to the Senate Democratic Fund.
The Senate Democratic campaign fund in 2006 prompted then-Senate Republican Majority Leader Ken Sikkema to file campaign finance complaints with the Secretary of State’s Office.
Thirteen candidate committees were investigated, and complaints against nine were dismissed because the committees returned the excess donations to the original donors, according to Land.
“Michigan’s campaign finance laws serve the public by illuminating the political contribution process,” Land said in a prepared statement. “Nobody wins when those laws are flouted.”
Nick
February 26th, 2009 at 8:43 am #
Unbelievable, isn’t it? Talk about a culture of corruption… this guy lied through his teeth about running for Congress and now he admits to breaking the law 22 times!
We’re talking the biggest campaign finance violation in the history of the state of Michigan.
Thanks, Congressman Schauer. You’re a paragon of virtue.
–Nick
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