MUR #7627
NRCCSummary
RESPONDENTS: NRCC; Balderson for Congress; Balderson, Troy; Claudia Tenney for Congress; Datwyler, Thomas Charles; Davis, Keith A.; Davis, Rodney; Friends of Hagedorn; Hagedorn, James; Hobbs, Cabell; Rodney for Congress; Tenney, Claudia; Yuskewich, J. Matthew
COMPLAINANT: Fogle, John
SUBJECT: Committees-Candidate; Committees-Party; Contributions-Excessive; Contributions-Limitations; Expenditures-Coordinated; Reporting; Allocation
DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Find reason to believe that the NRCC and Keith A. Davis in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a) by making excessive in-kind contributions in connection with the television ads "Progressive Plan” and “Their Candidate”.
b. Find reason to believe that Balderson for Congress and Matthew Yuskewich in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(f) by knowingly accepting an excessive in-kind contribution in connection with the television ad “Progressive Plan”.
c. Find reason to believe that Rodney for Congress and Thomas Datwyler in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C § 30118(f) by knowingly accepting an excessive in-kind contribution in connection with the television ad “Their Candidate”.
d. Take no action at this time against Troy Balderson.
e. Take no action at this time against Rodney Davis.
f. Find reason to believe that the NRCC and Keith A. Davis in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a) by making excessive in-kind contributions in connection with the multicandidate television ads.
g. Find reason to believe that Balderson for Congress and Matthew Yuskewich in his official capacity as treasurer, Troy Balderson, Claudia Tenney for Congress and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer, Claudia Tenney, Friends of Hagedorn and Thomas Datwyler in his official capacity as treasurer, and James Hagedorn violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(f) by knowingly accepting excessive in-kind contributions in connection with the multicandidate television ads.
h. Direct the Office of General Counsel to draft an appropriate Factual and Legal Analysis to support those reason to believe findings.
i. Approve compulsory process.
j. Close the file as to James Hagedorn and Claudia Tenney.
k. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Dismiss the allegations pursuant to Heckler v. Chaney.
b. Close the file.
c. Issue appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
a. Close the file.
b. Issue appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Dismissed-Other | Yuskewich, J. Matthew | 52 U.S.C. §30118(f) | |
NRCC | 52 U.S.C. §30116(a) | ||
Claudia Tenney for Congress | 52 U.S.C. §30118(f) | ||
Tenney, Claudia | 52 U.S.C. §30118(f) | ||
Datwyler, Thomas Charles | 52 U.S.C. §30118(f) | ||
Balderson, Troy | 52 U.S.C. §30118(f) | ||
Rodney for Congress | 52 U.S.C. §30118(f) | ||
Davis, Keith A. | 52 U.S.C. §30116(a) | ||
Hagedorn, James | 52 U.S.C. §30118(f) | ||
Friends of Hagedorn | 52 U.S.C. §30118(f) | ||
Davis, Rodney | |||
Hobbs, Cabell | 52 U.S.C. §30118(f) | ||
Balderson for Congress | 52 U.S.C. §30118(f) |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | NRCC |
Previous respondent | Balderson for Congress |
Balderson, Troy | |
Claudia Tenney for Congress | |
Datwyler, Thomas Charles | |
Davis, Keith A. | |
Davis, Rodney | |
Friends of Hagedorn | |
Hagedorn, James | |
Hobbs, Cabell | |
Rodney for Congress | |
Tenney, Claudia | |
Yuskewich, J. Matthew | |
Complainant | Fogle, John |
Respondent's counsel | Baker & Hostetler, LLP |
Clark Hill PLC | |
Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky& Josefiak, PLLC |