MUR #7448
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Summary
RESPONDENTS:
California Democratic Party; Citizens for Waters; Gould, David; Kamala Harris for Senate; Kaufman, Stephen J., Esq.; Moret, Katherine
COMPLAINANT:
Anderson, Thomas J.
SUBJECT: Contributions-Limitations
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to take the following actions in MUR 7448, subject to the Notice of Errata Memorandum dated June 14, 2019:
1. Find no reason to believe that the California Democratic Party and Katherine Moret in her official capacity as treasurer and Citizens for Waters and David Gould in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a) by making an excessive contribution.
2. Find no reason to believe that Kamala Harris for Senate and Stephen J. Kaufman, Esq. in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(f) by accepting excessive contributions.
3. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated June 10, 2019.
4. Approve the appropriate letters.
5. Close the file.
Disposition
| Disposition |
Penalty |
Respondent |
Citation |
| No Reason to Believe |
|
Gould, David |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
|
| Moret, Katherine |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
|
| California Democratic Party |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
|
| Citizens for Waters |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)
|
| Kamala Harris for Senate |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
|
| Kaufman, Stephen J., Esq. |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(f)
|
Documents
| Type |
Date |
Document |
| Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time |
09/27/2018 |
Response from California Democratic Party and Katherine Moret, Treasurer 732 KB |
| 09/27/2018 |
Response from Kamala Harris for Senate and Stephen J. Kaufman, Treasurer 438 KB |
| 09/27/2018 |
Response from Citizens for Waters and David L. Gould, Treasurer 731 KB |
| 09/27/2018 |
Response from Citizens for Waters and David L. Gould, Treasurer 745 KB |
| 08/30/2018 |
Grant of Extension of Time to Kamala Harris for Senate 23 KB |
| 08/30/2018 |
Grant of Extension of Time to Citizens for Waters and David Gould, Treasurer 25 KB |
| 08/28/2018 |
Grant of Extension of Time to California Democratic Party and Kathleen Moret, Treasurer 24 KB |
| 08/27/2018 |
Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Kamala Harris for Senate and Stephen J. Kaufman, Treasurer 112 KB |
| 08/27/2018 |
Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from California Democratic Party and Katherine Moret, Treasurer; Citizens for Waters and David L. Gould, Treasurer 134 KB |
| 08/08/2018 |
Notification of Complaint to California Democratic Party and Kathleen Moret, Treasurer 80 KB |
| 08/08/2018 |
Notification of Complaint to Citizens for Waters and David Gould, Treasurer 81 KB |
| 08/08/2018 |
Notification of Complaint to Kamala Harris for Senate and Stephen J. Kaufman, Treasurer 81 KB |
| 07/30/2018 |
Complaint 990 KB |
| General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses |
07/30/2019 |
Notification to Thomas J. Anderson 230 KB |
| 07/30/2019 |
Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Citizens for Waters and David Gould, Treasurer 227 KB |
| 07/30/2019 |
Notification with Factual and Legal Anaysis to Kamala Harris for Senate and Stephen J. Kaufman, Treasurer 228 KB |
| 06/10/2019 |
First General Counsel's Report 402 KB |
| Certifications |
07/23/2019 |
California Democratic Party and Katherine Moret, Treasurer; Citizens for Waters and David Gould, Treasurer; Kamala Harris for Senate and Stephen J. Kaufman, Treasurer 45 KB |
Participants
| Relationship |
Name |
| Primary respondent |
California Democratic Party |
| Previous respondent |
Citizens for Waters |
| Gould, David |
| Kamala Harris for Senate |
| Kaufman, Stephen J., Esq. |
| Moret, Katherine |
| Complainant |
Anderson, Thomas J. |
