MUR #5343

RESPONDENTS: Democratic Senate Majority PAC - Non Federal Account; Americans for a Republican Majority (ARMPAC); Americans for a Republican Majority Non-Federal; DeLay, Thomas Dale; Democratic Issues Agenda; Empowerment for a New Century; Evans, Diane; Farinella, Mark; Harrison, Antonio; Mercado, Moses; PAC for a Democratic House - Non Federal Account; Progress for America (501(c)(4); Rudy, Tony; Strategic Task Force to Mobilize People; Teltschik, Corwin; Treasurer, Progress for America

COMPLAINANT: Noble, Lawrence M.

SUBJECT: Soft Money

DISPOSITION: Decided by vote 5-1 to 1. Close the file as to Democratic Senate Majority Fund - Non-Federal Account and Marc Farinella, as treasurer. 2. Close the file as to PAC for a Democratic House - Non-Federal Account and Moses Mercado, as treasurer. 3. Find no RTB that Democratic Issues Agenda and Diane Evans, as treasurer, violated the Act and close the file. 4. Find no RTB that Empowerment for the New Century and Antonio Harrison, as treasurer, violated the Act and close the file. 5. Close the file as to U.S. Representative Tom DeLay. 6. Close the file as to Americans for a Republican Majority and Corwin Teltschik, as treasurer. 7. Close the file as to Americans for a Republican Majority Non-Federal and Tony Rudy, as executive director. 8. Find no RTB that Strategic Task Force to Mobilize People violated the Act and close the file. 9. Find no RTB that Progress for America and its treasurer violated the Act and close the file. 10. Approve the appropriate letters.
Decided by vote 5-0 to 1. Open a new MUR. 2. Sever from MUR 5338 and place in the new MUR the following respondents: U.S. Representative Tom Delay; Democratic Senate Majority PAC - Non-Federal Account and Monica Dixon, as treasurer; PAC for a Democratic House Non-Federal Account and Karen Hancox, as treasurer; Democratic Issues Agenda and Diane Evans, as treasurer; Empowerment for a New Century and Antonio Harrison, as treasurer; Americans For A Republican Majority (ARMPAC) and Corwin Teltschik, as treasurer; Strategic Task Force to Mobilize People and its treasurer; and Progress for America and its treasurer. 3. Return the new MUR to the Central Enforcement Docket for handling in the ordinary course of business.