MUR #7214
OHIO REPUBLICAN PARTY STATE CENTRAL & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEESummary
RESPONDENTS: Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee; Johnson, David; Ohio Republican State Central and Executive Committee Restricted Fund; Ohio Republican State Central and Executive Committee State Account; Ray C. Bliss Building Trust Fund
COMPLAINANTS: West, N. Zachary; Ohio Democratic Party
SUBJECT: Soft Money
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to take the following actions in MUR 7214:
1. Accept the signed conciliation agreement with the Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee and David Johnson in his official capacity as treasurer, as recommended in the Memorandum from the Acting General Counsel dated August 9, 2019.
2. Approve the appropriate letter.
3. Close the file.
The Commission failed by a vote of 2-2 to:
Find reason to believe that the Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Account, the Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee Restricted Fund, and the Ray C. Bliss Building Trust Fund violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(b), but take no further action and close the file with respect to these Respondents.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to:
a. Enter into conciliation with the Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee and David Johnson in his official capacity as treasurer prior to a finding of probable cause to believe.
b. Approve the proposed conciliation agreement, as recommended in the Second General Counsel’s Report dated June 6, 2019.
c. Close the file as to the Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Account, the Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee Restricted Fund, and the Ray C. Bliss Building Trust Fund.
d. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to take the following actions in MUR 7214:
1. Find reason to believe that the Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee and Tracey Winbush in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(b).
2. Take no action at this time as to the Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Account and Tracey Winbush in her official capacity as treasurer (“State Account”); the Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee Restricted Fund and Tracey Winbush in her official capacity as treasurer (“Restricted Fund”); and the Ray C. Bliss Building Trust Fund (“Building Trust Fund”).
3. Authorize the use of compulsory process.
4. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated January 31, 2018 and last circulated by Commissioner Petersen’s office on March 1, 2019 at 9:24 am.
5. Approve the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Conciliation-PPC | $100,000.00 | Johnson, David | 52 U.S.C. §30125(b) |
Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee | 52 U.S.C. §30125(b) | ||
Dismissed-Other | Ray C. Bliss Building Trust Fund | 52 U.S.C. §30125(b) | |
Ohio Republican State Central and Executive Committee State Account | 52 U.S.C. §30125(b) | ||
Ohio Republican State Central and Executive Committee Restricted Fund | 52 U.S.C. §30125(b) |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee |
Previous respondent | Johnson, David |
Ohio Republican State Central and Executive Committee Restricted Fund | |
Ohio Republican State Central and Executive Committee State Account | |
Ray C. Bliss Building Trust Fund | |
Complainant | Ohio Democratic Party |
West, N. Zachary |