MUR #7299
WEXTON FOR CONGRESSSummary
RESPONDENTS: Wexton for Congress; Kowalski, Joan; Wexton for State Senate; Wexton, Jennifer
COMPLAINANT: Republican Party of Virginia, Inc.
SUBJECT: Soft Money
DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Find reason to believe that Jennifer Wexton and Wexton for State Senate
violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(e)(1)(B).
b. Find reason to believe that Wexton for State Senate and Wexton for Congress
and Joan Kowalski in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §
30125(e)(1)(A) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.3(d).
c. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General
Counsel’s Report dated October 31, 2018.
d. Authorize pre-probable cause conciliation with Jennifer Wexton, Wexton for
State Senate, and Wexton for Congress and Joan Kowalski in her official
capacity as treasurer.
e. Approve the proposed conciliation agreement, as recommended in the First
General Counsel’s Report dated October 31, 2018.
f. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Find no reason to believe that Jennifer Wexton and Wexton for State Senate
violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(e)(1)(B).
b. Find reason to believe that Wexton for State Senate and Wexton for Congress
and Joan Kowalski in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §
30125(e)(1)(A) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.3(d).
c. Direct the Office of General Counsel to draft a corresponding Factual and
Legal Analysis.
d. Authorize the Office of General Counsel to enter into pre-probable cause
conciliation.
e. Direct the Office of General Counsel to draft appropriate pre-probable cause
conciliation agreement.
f. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
a. Closed the file.
b. Issue appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 1-3 to:
1. Find reason to believe that Jennifer Wexton and Wexton for State Senate violated 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(B).
2. Find reason to believe that Wexton for State Senate and Wexton for Congress and Joan Kowalski in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(e)(1)(A) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.3(d).
3. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated October 31, 2018, . . . REDACTED . . . .
4. Authorize pre-probable cause conciliation with Jennifer Wexton, Wexton for State Senate, and Wexton for Congress and Joan Kowalski in her official capacity as treasurer.
5. Approve the proposed conciliation agreement, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated October 31, 2018.
6. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to:
1. Authorize the Office of General Counsel to send a letter to Wexton for Congress, along the lines of the letter sent to the Vitter Committee (MUR 6798), affording them the opportunity to respond to information that the Office of General Counsel found when looking at State records.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to:
1. Reconsider the previous motion.
The Commission failed by a vote of 1-0 to:
1. Find reason to believe that Jennifer Wexton and Wexton for State Senate violated 52 U.S.C § 30125(e)(1)(B).
2. Find reason to believe that Wexton for State Senate and Wexton for Congress and Joan Kowalski in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(e)(1)(A) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.3(d).
3. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated October 31, 2018, . . . REDACTED . . . .
4. Authorize pre-probable cause conciliation with Jennifer Wexton, Wexton for State Senate, and Wexton for Congress and Joan Kowalski in her official capacity as treasurer.
5. Approve the proposed conciliation agreement, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated October 31, 2018.
6. Approve the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Dismissed-Other | Wexton for State Senate |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(e)(1)(A)
52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(B) 11 CFR 110.3(d) |
|
Wexton for Congress |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(e)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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Kowalski, Joan |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(e)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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Wexton, Jennifer | 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(B) |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Wexton for Congress |
Previous respondent | Kowalski, Joan |
Wexton for State Senate | |
Wexton, Jennifer | |
Complainant | Republican Party of Virginia, Inc. |