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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

AO 2022-21

DSCC, Bennet for Colorado, and People for Patty Murray

Summary

Payment for television advertisements featuring candidates that solicit funds for national party committee’s legal proceedings account.

Documents

Final opinion October 20, 2022
Date Name Document type
11/04/2022 Commissioner Statement (Commissioner Shana M. Broussard) Commissioner Statements
10/20/2022 AO 2022-21 Final Opinion
10/20/2022 Comment on Draft AO, Agenda Document Nos. 22-51-A, 22-51-B, 22-51-C, and 22-51-D, by DSCC, Bennet for Colorado, and People for Patty Murray Comments and Ex parte Communications
10/20/2022 Ex Parte Communication from DSCC, Bennet for Colorado, and People for Patty Murray Comments and Ex parte Communications
10/20/2022 Vote Votes
10/19/2022 Supplemental Material from DSCC, Bennet for Colorado, and People for Patty Murray AO Request, Supplemental Material, and Extensions of Time
10/18/2022 Draft AO, Agenda Document No. 22-51-A (Comments due by October 20, 2022 at 9:00am ET) Draft Documents
10/18/2022 Draft AO, Agenda Document No. 22-51-B (Comments due by October 20, 2022 at 9:00am ET) Draft Documents
10/18/2022 Draft AO, Agenda Document No. 22-51-C (Comments due by October 20, 2022 at 9:00am ET) Draft Documents
10/18/2022 Draft AO, Agenda Document No. 22-51-D (Comments due by October 20, 2022 at 9:00am ET) Draft Documents
10/13/2022 Extension of Time AO Request, Supplemental Material, and Extensions of Time
10/11/2022 Comment on AOR 2022-21 by Campaign Legal Center Comments and Ex parte Communications
10/11/2022 Comment on AOR 2022-21 by DSCC, Bennet for Colorado, and People for Patty Murray Comments and Ex parte Communications
10/06/2022 Comment on AOR 2022-21 by NRSC Comments and Ex parte Communications
10/03/2022 Comment on AOR 2022-21 by Campaign Legal Center Comments and Ex parte Communications
09/23/2022 Request by DSCC, Bennet for Colorado, and People for Patty Murray (Comments due by October 6, 2022) AO Request, Supplemental Material, and Extensions of Time

Entities

Role Name Type
Requestor People for Patty Murray Federal candidate/candidate committee/officeholder
Requestor DSCC Party committee, national
Requestor Bennet for Colorado Federal candidate/candidate committee/officeholder
Counsel/Representative Mr. Jan Witold Baran Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Mr. Thomas J. Josefiak Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC Law Firm
Counsel/Representative Mr. Michael Bayes Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Mr. Jason Torchinsky Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Jessica F. Johnson Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Matthew S Petersen Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Mr. Jonathan A. Peterson Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Ms. Jacquelyn K. Lopez Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Elias Law Group Law Firm
Counsel/Representative Ms. Shanna M. Reulbach Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Ms. Rachel L. Jacobs Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Ms. Erin Chlopak Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Mr. Saurav Ghosh Esq. Individual
Commenter The NRSC Party committee, national
Commenter Campaign Legal Center Research/Public Interest/Educational Institution

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