MUR #7167
SENATOR ROY BLUNTSummary
RESPONDENTS: Blunt, Roy E.; Buchanan, Emily; Elliott, Gordon A.; Friends of Roy Blunt; Susan B. Anthony List, Inc.; Women Speak Out PAC
COMPLAINANT: Brown, Linda Lou
SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-Excessive; Soft Money
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to: 1. Find no reason to believe that Roy Blunt and Friends of Roy Blunt, Inc. and Gordon A. Elliott in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30116(f) or 30118 by accepting excessive or prohibited in-kind contributions. 2. Find no reason to believe that Susan B. Anthony List, Inc. and Women Speak Out PAC and Emily Buchanan in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30116(a), 30116(f), or 30118 by making excessive or prohibited in-kind contributions. 3. Find no reason to believe that Roy Blunt violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(e)(1)(A) and 11 C.F.R. § 300.61 by soliciting nonfederal funds in connection with a federal election. 4. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated June 2, 2017 and as edited by the Offices of Commissioners’ Hunter and Petersen, then by the Office of Commissioner Weintraub, and last circulated by the Office of Commissioner Weintraub on April 9, 2018 at 4:24 p.m. 5. Approve the appropriate letters. 6. Close the file.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Case Activated | Women Speak Out PAC | ||
Susan B. Anthony List, Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118 |
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Buchanan, Emily |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118 |
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Blunt, Roy E. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A) 11 CFR 300.61 |
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Friends of Roy Blunt |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Elliott, Gordon A. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 |
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Case Activation | Susan B. Anthony List, Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118 |
|
Buchanan, Emily |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Women Speak Out PAC | |||
Elliott, Gordon A. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Blunt, Roy E. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A) 11 CFR 300.61 |
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Friends of Roy Blunt |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
First General Counsel Report | Blunt, Roy E. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A) 11 CFR 300.61 |
|
Susan B. Anthony List, Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Buchanan, Emily |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Friends of Roy Blunt |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Women Speak Out PAC | |||
Elliott, Gordon A. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
No RTB | Buchanan, Emily |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118 |
|
Susan B. Anthony List, Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Friends of Roy Blunt |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Women Speak Out PAC | |||
Blunt, Roy E. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A) 11 CFR 300.61 |
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Elliott, Gordon A. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Received | Brown, Linda Lou | ||
Request for Extension of Time Approved | Women Speak Out PAC | ||
Buchanan, Emily |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Susan B. Anthony List, Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Friends of Roy Blunt |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Blunt, Roy E. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A) 11 CFR 300.61 |
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Elliott, Gordon A. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 |
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Request for Extension of Time Received | Buchanan, Emily |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118 |
|
Women Speak Out PAC | |||
Susan B. Anthony List, Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Friends of Roy Blunt |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Elliott, Gordon A. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Blunt, Roy E. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A) 11 CFR 300.61 |
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Response Received | Women Speak Out PAC | ||
Susan B. Anthony List, Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Langdon, David R. | |||
Friends of Roy Blunt |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Elliott, Gordon A. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 |
||
Blunt, Roy E. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30118 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A) 11 CFR 300.61 |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Blunt, Roy E. |
Previous respondent | Buchanan, Emily |
Elliott, Gordon A. | |
Friends of Roy Blunt | |
Susan B. Anthony List, Inc. | |
Women Speak Out PAC | |
Complainant | Brown, Linda Lou |