McSally Fined More Than $23K for Repeated Campaign Finance Violations

Federal election auditors found that McSally’s campaign took $319,000 in excessive contributions from 117 people and didn’t properly disclose nearly $33,000 from PACs

Senator Martha McSally was just forced to pay a fine of more than $23,000 following repeated campaign finance violations involving hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of illegal contributions exceeding campaign limits and failure to properly disclose tens of thousands of dollars in donations from PACs.

These issues continue to plague McSally – earlier this year, she was “investigated” for having accepted more than $270,000 in excessive contributions for her failed 2018 campaign for Senate, donations she still has not fully refunded.

McSally’s pattern of shady fundraising practices and refusing to follow campaign finance laws earned her a reputation as “McShady.” Read more about McSally’s fine:

AP: Martha McSally fined $23,000 for 2014 campaign finance violations

Associated Press

July 19, 2019

Key Points:

• Arizona Republican Sen. Martha McSally has agreed to pay a fine of more than $23,000 to settle campaign finance violations from the 2014 election. The Federal Election Commission publicly disclosed the settlement this week.

• FEC auditors found that McSally’s 2014 House campaign took $319,000 in excessive contributions from 117 people. Campaign contributions were capped at $2,600 per person during that election cycle.

• Auditors also found that McSally’s campaign didn’t properly disclose nearly $33,000 from political action committees.

• The FEC says the campaign hired experts to review all activity from 2012 and 2014 and corrected its finance reports. McSally is facing a tough election next year to hold onto her Senate seat.

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