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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #6358

JAIME HERRERA FOR CONGRESS, ET AL

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Jaime Herrera for Congress; Americans for Prosperity; Bowman, Casey; Bundy, Keith; Herrera, Jaime

COMPLAINANT: Pelz, Dwight

SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to take the following actions in MUR 6358:1. Find no reason to believe that Americans for Prosperity violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 433, 434, 441a, or 441b.2. Find no reasons to believe that Jaime for Congress (f/k/a Jaime Herrera for Congress) and Keith Bundy, in his official capacity as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 441b, 441a(f), or 434(b).3. Find no reason to believe that Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler (f/k/a Jaime Herrera) violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 441b or 441a(f).4. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated June 6, 2011, subject to: a) the amendments previously circulated by Commissioner Weintraub's office; and b) the amendment, subject to the meeting discussion, to the sentence that starts on page 3, line 1 of the Jaime for Congress Factual and Legal Analysis, to read "The advertisement was 30 seconds long." Delete the rest of the sentence and the entire text of the ad. Make the corresponding change to the Americans for Prosperity Factual and Legal Analysis.5. Approve the appropriate letters.6. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No RTB Jaime Herrera for Congress 2 U.S.C. §434(b)
2 U.S.C. §441b
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
Herrera, Jaime 2 U.S.C. §441b
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
Bowman, Casey
Americans for Prosperity 2 U.S.C. §433
2 U.S.C. §434
2 U.S.C. §441a
2 U.S.C. §441b

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 10/18/2010 Response from Americans for Prosperity 249 KB
09/28/2010 Response from Jaime Herrera and Herrera for Congress 177 KB
09/28/2010 Designation of Counsel from Jaime Herrera and Herrera for Congress 91 KB
09/21/2010 Grant of Extension of Time to Herrera for Congress and Jaime Herrera 25 KB
09/21/2010 Request for Extension of Time from Herrera for Congress and Jaime Herrera 41 KB
09/14/2010 Grant of Extension of Time to Americans for Prosperity 23 KB
09/09/2010 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Americans for Prosperity 56 KB
08/25/2010 Complaint 153 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 07/25/2011 Notification with Factual and Legal Analyses to Washington State Democratic Party 930 KB
07/25/2011 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Americans for Prosperity 483 KB
07/25/2011 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler (f/k/a Jaime Herrera), Jaime for Congress (f/k/a Jaime Herrera for Congress) and Keith Bundy, in his official capacity as treasurer 484 KB
06/06/2011 First General Counsel's Report 564 KB
Certifications 07/19/2011 Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler (f/k/a Jaime Herrera); Jaime for Congress (f/k/a Jaime Herrera for Congress) and Keith Bundy, in his official capacity as treasurer; Americans for Prosperity 48 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Jaime Herrera for Congress
Previous respondent Americans for Prosperity
Bowman, Casey
Bundy, Keith
Herrera, Jaime
Complainant Pelz, Dwight
Respondent's counsel Torchinsky, Jason, Esq.
White, John J., Jr., Esq.
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