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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #7131

CAROL SHEA PORTER FOR CONGRESS

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Carol Shea-Porter for Congress; ActBlue; DCCC; DiModica-Kulju, Mary; Fazio, Anthony; Hill, Erin; Kaufman Legal Group; Kaufman, Stephen J., Esq.; Kim, Christine; Mayer, Susan D.; NGP VAN, LLC; National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare-PAC; Senior Votes Count; Shea-Porter, Carol; Ward, Kelly C.

COMPLAINANT: Griset, Brian

SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-Limitations; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to: 1. Dismiss the allegations that Senior Votes Count and Tony Fazio in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) and (g) by failing to timely file a 24-Hour Independent Expenditure Report, failing to disclose independent expenditures on its 2014 Post-General Report, and failing to report accurate employer information for a contribution, and send a caution letter. 2. Find no reason to believe that Senior Votes Count and Tony Fazio in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) by failing to report in-kind contributions or 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a) by making excessive contributions in connection with alleged coordinated radio advertisements. 3. Find no reason to believe that Carol Shea-Porter violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(f). 4. Find no reason to believe that Carol Shea-Porter for Congress and Mary DiModika-Kulju in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(b), 30116(f) or 30118(a). 5. Find no reason to believe that Susan D. Mayer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a). 6. Dismiss the allegation that ActBlue and Erin Hill in her official capacity as treasurer violated 11 C.F.R. § 110.6(c)(1)(iv), and send a caution letter. 7. Dismiss the allegation that Kaufman Legal Group violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a). 8. Dismiss the allegation that Senior Votes Count and Tony Fazio in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30118(a) and 30104(b) by accepting and not reporting prohibited contributions in the form of debts not paid. 9. Find no reason to believe that Senior Votes Count and Tony Fazio in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a) by receiving credits from a vendor based on billing errors. 10. Find no reason to believe that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Kelly Ward in her official capacity as treasurer violated the Act. 11. Find no reason to believe the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare PAC and Christine Kim in her official capacity as treasurer violated the Act. 12. Find no reason to believe that NGP VAN, Inc. violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a). 13. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated June 9, 2017 except for the Factual and Legal Analyses relating to Kaufman Legal Group and Senior Votes Count and Tony Fazio in his official capacity as treasurer. 14. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses for the Kaufman Legal Group and Senior Votes Count and Tony Fazio in his official capacity as treasurer as circulated by Chair Hunter’s Office on March 5, 2018 at 5:17 p.m. subject to the edit circulated by Commissioner Weintraub’s Office on March 5, 2018 at 7:23 p.m., and incorporate the edit that the General Counsel’s Office described at the table . . . REDACTED . . . 15. Approve the appropriate letters. 16. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
Dismissed-Other Senior Votes Count 52 U.S.C. §30104(b) and (g)
52 U.S.C. §30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30118(a)
Fazio, Anthony 52 U.S.C. §30104(b) and (g)
52 U.S.C. §30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30118(a)
Kaufman, Stephen J., Esq.
Dismiss with Caution Senior Votes Count 52 U.S.C. §30104(b) and (g)
52 U.S.C. §30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30118(a)
Fazio, Anthony 52 U.S.C. §30104(b) and (g)
52 U.S.C. §30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30118(a)
Hill, Erin 11 CFR 110.6(c)(1)(iv)
ActBlue 11 CFR 110.6(c)(1)(iv)
No Reason to Believe DCCC
DiModica-Kulju, Mary 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118(a)
Ward, Kelly C.
National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare-PAC
Fazio, Anthony 52 U.S.C. §30104(b) and (g)
52 U.S.C. §30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30118(a)
Senior Votes Count 52 U.S.C. §30104(b) and (g)
52 U.S.C. §30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30118(a)
Shea-Porter, Carol 52 U.S.C. §30116(f)
Kim, Christine
Carol Shea-Porter for Congress 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118(a)
Mayer, Susan D. 52 U.S.C. §30116(a)
NGP VAN, LLC 52 U.S.C. §30118(a)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 01/04/2017 Response from ActBlue 150 KB
11/15/2016 Designation of Counsel for DCCC and Kelly Ward, in her official capacity as treasurer 31 KB
11/11/2016 Response from Representative-Elect Carol Shea-Porter 82 KB
11/11/2016 Response from NGP Van, Inc. 68 KB
11/03/2016 Response from NGP VAN, Inc. 157 KB
10/28/2016 Response from Susan D. Mayer 293 KB
10/28/2016 Response from Senior Votes Count 191 KB
10/28/2016 Response from Kaufman Legal Group 122 KB
10/21/2016 Response from Honorable Carol Shea-Porter, Carol Shea-Porter for Congress and Mary Dimodika-Kulju in her official capacity as treasurer 198 KB
10/20/2016 Notification of Addendum to Complaint to Senior Votes Count and Anthony Fazio in his official capacity as treasurer 47 KB
10/20/2016 Notification of Addendum to Complaint to Susan D. Mayer 47 KB
10/20/2016 Notification of Addendum to Complaint to Carol Shea-Porter for Congress and Mary DiModica-Kulju 47 KB
10/20/2016 Notification of Addendum to Complaint to National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare PAC 49 KB
10/20/2016 Notification of Addendum to Complaint to Kaufman Legal Group 47 KB
10/20/2016 Notification of Addendum of Complaint to Act Blue and Erin Hill in her official capacity as treasurer 46 KB
10/20/2016 Notification of Addendum of Complaint to NGP Van Inc. 46 KB
10/20/2016 Notification of Addendum to Complaint to Honorable Carol Shea-Porter 45 KB
10/19/2016 Request for Extension of Time from Susan D. Mayer 37 KB
10/17/2016 Addendum to Complaint 42 KB
10/12/2016 Grant of Extension of Time to Senior Votes Count, Stephen Kaufman, and Kaufman Legal Group 22 KB
10/07/2016 Response from DCCC and Kelly Ward in her official capacity as treasurer 136 KB
09/28/2016 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Senior Votes Count 76 KB
09/19/2016 Grant of Extension of Time to Susan D. Mayer 21 KB
09/19/2016 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Susan D. Mayer 75 KB
09/19/2016 Grant of Extension of Time to Honorable Carol Shea-Porter, Carol Shea-Porter for Congress and Mary Dimodica-Kulju, Treasurer 23 KB
09/19/2016 Grant of Extension of Time to DCCC and Kelly Ward, treasurer 22 KB
09/15/2016 Response from NGP VAN, Inc. 58 KB
09/15/2016 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from The Honorable Carol Shea-Porter and Mary Dimodica-Kulju in her official capacity as treasurer 118 KB
09/14/2016 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from DCCC and Kelly Ward, treasurer 72 KB
09/12/2016 Response from National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare-PAC and Christine Kim, Treasurer 77 KB
09/01/2016 Notification of Complaint to Senior Votes Count and Tony Fazio in his official capacity as treasurer 77 KB
09/01/2016 Notification of Complaint to National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare PAC and Christine Kim in her official capacity as treasurer 82 KB
09/01/2016 Notification of Complaint to the Honorable Carol Shea-Porter 76 KB
09/01/2016 Notification of Complaint to Carol Shea-Porter for Congress and Mary DiModica-Kulju in her official capacity as treasurer 80 KB
09/01/2016 Notification of Complaint to Kaufman Legal Group 77 KB
09/01/2016 Notification of Complaint to Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Kelly C. Ward in her official capacity as treasurer 82 KB
09/01/2016 Notification of Complaint to Act Blue and Erin Hill in her official capacity as treasurer 79 KB
09/01/2016 Notification of Complaint to NGP Van Inc. 75 KB
09/01/2016 Notification of Complaint to Susan D. Mayer 76 KB
08/22/2016 Complaint 1007 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 03/20/2018 Notification to Brian T. Griset 1 MB
03/20/2018 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare PAC 128 KB
03/20/2018 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Kelly Ward in her official capacity as treasurer 123 KB
03/20/2018 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to ActBlue and Erin Hill in her official capacity as treasurer 183 KB
03/20/2018 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Susan D. Mayer 213 KB
03/20/2018 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to NGP VAN, Inc. 134 KB
03/20/2018 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Representative Carol Shea-Porter, Carol Shea-Porter for Congress and Mary DiModika-Kulju in her official capacity as treasurer 331 KB
03/20/2018 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Kaufman Legal Group 197 KB
03/20/2018 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Senior Votes Count and Tony Fazio in his official capacity as treasurer 605 KB
06/09/2017 First General Counsel's Report 1 MB
Certifications 03/06/2018 Carol Shea-Porter; Carol Shea-Porter for Congress and Mary DiModika-Kulju in her official capacity as treasurer; Susan D. Mayer; ActBlue and Erin Hill in her official capacity as treasurer; Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Kelly Ward in her official capacity as treasurer; Kaufman Legal Group; National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare PAC and Christine Kim in her official capacity as treasurer; NGP VAN, Inc; Senior Votes Count and Tony Fazio in his official capacity as treasurer 112 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Carol Shea-Porter for Congress
Previous respondent ActBlue
DCCC
DiModica-Kulju, Mary
Fazio, Anthony
Hill, Erin
Kaufman Legal Group
Kaufman, Stephen J., Esq.
Kim, Christine
Mayer, Susan D.
NGP VAN, LLC
National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare-PAC
Senior Votes Count
Shea-Porter, Carol
Ward, Kelly C.
Complainant Griset, Brian
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