MUR #6529

RESPONDENTS: Gloria Negrete McLeod for Congress; Gloria Negrete McLeod Senate 2010; Gloria Negrete McLeod Supervisor 2014; Lang, Hansen, O'Malley & Miller; McLeod, Gilbert L.; McLeod, Gloria Negrete

COMPLAINANT: Figueroa, Steven A.

SUBJECT:

DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by a vote of 2-3 to: a. Find reason to believe that Gloria Negrete McLeod, Gloria Negrete McLeod for Senate 2010, Gloria Negrete McLeod for Supervisor 2014, and Gloria Negrete McLeod for Congress and Gilbert McLeod in his official capacity as treasurer violated 2 U.S.C. §441i(e)(1)(A) and 11 C.F.R. §§ 110.3(d) by using non-federal funds to pay for polling and survey research for a federal election. b. Find reason to believe that Gloria Negrete McLeod for Congress and Gilbert McLeod in his official capacity as treasurer violated 2 U.S.C. § 434(b) and 11 C.F.R. § 100.72(a) by failing to report an in-kind contribution. c. Find no reason to believe that Lang, Hansen, O?Malley & Miller violated 2 U.S.C. § 441a(a)(1) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.1(b) by making an excessive contribution. d. Find no reason to believe that Gloria Negrete McLeod for Congress and Gilbert McLeod in his official capacity as treasurer violated 2 U.S.C. § 441a(a)(1) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.1(b) by receiving an excessive contribution. e. Find no reason to believe that Gloria Negrete McLeod for Congress and Gilbert McLeod in his official capacity as treasurer violated 11 C.F.R. § 104.7(b) failing to use ?best efforts? to collect contributor information in a fundraising solicitation. f. Find reason to believe that Gloria Negrete McLeod for Congress and Gilbert McLeod in his official capacity as treasurer violated 2 U.S.C. § 441d and 11 C.F.R. § 110.11 by failing to include the proper disclaimer on a fundraising solicitation. g. Find reason to believe that Gloria Negrete McLeod and Gloria Negrete McLeod for Congress and Gilbert McLeod in his official capacity as treasurer violated 2 U.S.C. § 441i(e)(1)(A) and 11 C.F.R. § 300.61 with respect to the solicitation of prohibited funds. h. Find reason to believe that Gloria Negrete McLeod and Gloria Negrete McLeod for Senate 2010 violated 2 U.S.C. §441i(e)(1)(B) and 11 C.F.R. § 300.62 by disbursing non-federal funds to state and local candidates. i. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses as recommended in the First General Counsel?s Report dated January 14, 2013 as appropriate to support these findings and consistent with the edits circulated by email on February 20, 2013. j. Authorize an investigation to determine the allocation percentages for the cost of the polling research.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to: a. Find no reason to believe that Lang, Hansen, O'Malley & Miller violated 2 U.S.C.§ 441a(a)(1) and 11 C.F.R. §110.1(b) by making an excessive contribution. b .Find no reason to believe that Gloria Negrete McLeod for Congress and Gilbert McLeod in his official capacity as treasurer violated 2 U.S.C. § 441a(a)(1) and 11 C.F.R. §110.1(b) by receiving an excessive contribution. c, Find no reason to believe that Gloria Negrete McLeod for Congress and Gilbert McLeod in his official capacity as treasurer violated 11 C.F.R. § 104.7(b) by failing to use "best efforts" to collect contributor information in a fundraising solicitation. d. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated January 14, 2013 as amended to support those findings and consistent with the edits previously circulated by email. e. Approve the appropriate letters. f. Close the file.