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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #7943

Val Demings for U.S. Senate

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Val Demings for U.S. Senate; Common Good Virginia; Demings, Val; Lee, Lauren Decot; Lucas, Lillie Louise

COMPLAINANTS: Americans for Public Trust; Sutherland, Caitlin

SUBJECT: Committees-Candidate; Contributions-Excessive; Expenditures-Limits; Reporting; Solicitation

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to take the following action in MUR 7943:1. Find no reason to believe that Common Good Virginia and Lillie Louise Lucas in her official capacity as treasurer, Val Demings for U.S. Senate and Lauren Decot Lee in her official capacity as treasurer, and Val Demings violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(e)(1)(A) and 11 C.F.R. § 300.61.2. Find no reason to believe that Common Good Virginia and Lillie Louise Lucas in her official capacity as treasurer made, and that Val Demings and Val Demings for U.S. Senate and Lauren Decot Lee in her official capacity as treasurer knowingly accepted, prohibited or excessive in-kind contributions, in violation of 52 U.S.C. §§ 30116(a), (f), and 11 C.F.R. §§ 110.1(b)(1), 110.9, in the form of email communications.3. Find no reason to believe that Common Good Virginia and Lillie Louise Lucas in her official capacity as treasurer, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a)(1) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.1(b)(1) by making an excessive contribution by using its email list on behalf of Val Demings.4. Find no reason to believe that Val Demings violated 52 U.S.C. § 30116(f) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.9 by knowingly accepting an excessive contribution in the form of the value of Common Good Virginia’s use of an email list on Demings’ behalf at no charge or less than the usual and normal charge.5. Find no reason to believe that Val Demings for U.S. Senate and Lauren Decot Lee in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(b) and 30116(f) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.9 by knowingly accepting and failing to report an excessive contribution in the form of the value of Common Good Virginia’s use of an email list on Demings’ behalf at no charge or less than the usual and normal charge.6. Find no reason to believe that Common Good Virginia violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(c)(1), (2), (g) and 11 C.F.R. § 109.10 by failing to report independent expenditures.7. Close the file.8. Issue the appropriate letters.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No RTB Lucas, Lillie Louise 52 U.S.C. §30116(a)(1)
52 U.S.C. §30116(a), (f)
52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(b)(1)
11 CFR 110.9
11 CFR 300.61
Common Good Virginia 52 U.S.C. §30104(c)(1), (2), (g)
52 U.S.C. §30116(a)(1)
52 U.S.C. §30116(a), (f)
52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A)
11 CFR 109.10
11 CFR 110.1(b)(1)
11 CFR 110.9
11 CFR 300.61
Demings, Val 52 U.S.C. §30116(a), (f)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f)
11 CFR 110.1(b)(1)
11 CFR 110.9
Lee, Lauren Decot 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30116(a), (f)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f)
52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(b)(1)
11 CFR 110.9
11 CFR 300.61
Val Demings for U.S. Senate 52 U.S.C. §30116(a), (f)
52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.1(b)(1)
11 CFR 110.9
11 CFR 300.61

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 01/03/2022 Response from Representative Val Demings, Val Demings for U.S. Senate and Danielle Morgan in her official capacity as treasurer 809 KB
01/03/2022 Response from Common Good Virginia 814 KB
12/01/2021 Designation of Counsel from Representative Val Demings 1 MB
11/29/2021 Grant of Extension of Time to Common Good Virginia 771 KB
11/29/2021 Grant of Extension of Time to Val Demings 779 KB
11/29/2021 Request for Extension of Time from Rep. Val Demings 770 KB
11/26/2021 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Common Good Virginia 1 MB
11/24/2021 Grant of Extension of Time to Val Demings for U.S. Senate and Danielle Morgan, Treasurer 796 KB
11/22/2021 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Val Demings for U.S. Senate and Danielle Morgan in her official capacity as treasurer 1 MB
11/17/2021 Notification of Complaint to Common Good Virginia 758 KB
11/17/2021 Notification of Complaint to Val Demings 758 KB
11/17/2021 Notification of Complaint to Val Demings for U.S. Senate and Danielle Morgan in her official capacity as treasurer 758 KB
11/10/2021 Complaint 5 MB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 06/27/2023 Notification to Val Demings and Val Demings for U.S. Senate and Lauren Decot Lee in her official capacity as treasurer 838 KB
06/27/2023 Notification to Common Good Virginia and Lillie Louise Lucas in her official capacity as treasurer 817 KB
06/27/2023 Notification to Americans for Public Trust 821 KB
03/08/2023 First General Counsel's Report 4 MB
Certifications 06/22/2023 Common Good Virginia and Lillie Louise Lucas in her official capacity as treasurer; Val Demings for U.S. Senate and Lauren Decot Lee in her official capacity as treasurer; Val Demings 701 KB
Statement of Reasons 07/27/2023 Chair Dara Lindenbaum, Vice Chairman Sean J. Cooksey, and Commissioners Allen J. Dickerson and James E. "Trey" Trainor, III 1 MB
07/24/2023 Vice Chairmen Sean J. Cooksey 660 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Val Demings for U.S. Senate
Previous respondent Common Good Virginia
Demings, Val
Lee, Lauren Decot
Lucas, Lillie Louise
Complainant Americans for Public Trust
Sutherland, Caitlin
Respondent's counsel Elias Law Group LLP
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