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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #6480

CT WORKING FAMILIES FEDERAL PAC/DBA TAKING BACK CONGRESS CT

Summary

RESPONDENTS: CT Working Families Federal PAC/DBA Take Back Congress CT; Rydingsward, Mary; Sullivan, Timothy; Working Families Campaign Committee

COMPLAINANT: Connecticut Republican State Central Committee

SUBJECT: Other

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided on a vote of 5-0 to: 1. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis for Working Families Campaign Committee and Mary Rydingsward in her official capacity as treasurer as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated January 22, 2013. 2. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis for CT Working Families Federal PAC d/b/a Take Back Congress CT and Timothy Sullivan in his official capacity as treasurer as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated January 22, 2013, subject to the edit as circulated by Vice Chairman McGahn's office. 3. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions: 1. Find no reason to believe that the CT Working Families Federal PAC and Deborah Noble, in her official capacity as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 432(e)(4) and 441a(f) with respect to the registered name and the receipt of reimbursement issues in this matter.2. Find no reason to believe that Working Families Campaign Committee and Mary Rydingsward, in her official capacity as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. § 441a(a) in submitting reimbursements for allocable federal activity. 3. Direct the Office of the General Counsel to draft and circulate, on a tally vote basis, a Factual and Legal Analysis that reflects these no reason to believe findings. 4. Close the file in MUR 6480 in concert with the closing of the file in ADRs 606 and 608.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No RTB Sullivan, Timothy 2 U.S.C. §432(e)(4)
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
Rydingsward, Mary 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)
CT Working Families Federal PAC/DBA Take Back Congress CT 2 U.S.C. §432(e)(4)
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
Working Families Campaign Committee 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 07/28/2011 Response from Working Families Party's Connecticut State Committee 66 KB
07/26/2011 Designation of Counsel from CT Working Families PAC dba Take Back Congress CT 38 KB
06/20/2011 Complaint 3 MB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 05/29/2013 Notification with Factual and Legal Analyses to Working Families Campaign Committee and Margaret Rydingsward in her official capacity as treasurer and CT Working Families Federal PAC d/b/a Take Back Congress CT and Timothy Sullivan in his official capacity as treasurer 222 KB
05/29/2013 Notification to Connecticut Republican State Central Committee 235 KB
11/30/2011 General Counsel's Report 191 KB
Certifications 05/21/2013 CT Working Families Federal PAC d/b/a Take Back Congress CT and Timothy Sullivan in his official capacity as treasurer; Working Families Campaign Committee and Margaret Rydingsward in her official capacity as treasurer 40 KB
12/18/2012 CT Working Families Federal PAC and Deborah Noble, as treasurer; Working Families Campaign Committee and Mary Rydingsward, as treasurer 38 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent CT Working Families Federal PAC/DBA Take Back Congress CT
Previous respondent Rydingsward, Mary
Sullivan, Timothy
Working Families Campaign Committee
Complainant Connecticut Republican State Central Committee
Respondent's counsel Rabb, Alexander
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