MUR #6829

RESPONDENTS: Ron Johnson for Senate Inc; Johnson, Ronald Harold; Malczewski, James J.; Strategy PAC; Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty ("WILL")

COMPLAINANTS: One Wisconsin Now; Ross, Scot

SUBJECT: Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to: 1. Dismiss the allegations that Ron Johnson for Senate Inc. and James J. Malczewski in his official capacity as treasurer violated the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, and Commission regulations. 2. Remind Ron Johnson for Senate Inc. and James J. Malczewski in his official capacity as treasurer to report its debt when incurred, to continuously report the amount and nature of its outstanding debts until those debts are extinguished, and to amend its financial disclosure reports accordingly, pursuant to 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(8) and 11 C.F.R. §§ 104.3(d), 104.11, including "estimated debts," see 11 C.F.R. § 104.11(b). 3. Find no reason to believe that Senator Ronald H. Johnson violated the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, and Commission regulations. 4. Find no reason to believe that Strategy PAC and James J. Malczewski in his official capacity as treasurer violated the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, and Commission regulations. 5. Find no reason to believe that Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty violated the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, and Commission regulations. 6. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis as recommended in the General Counsel's Report dated April 12, 2016 with the edit last circulated by Commissioner Weintraub's Office, and the appropriate letters. 7. Close the file.