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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #7960

Casten for Congress

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Casten for Congress; Casten, Tom; Garton, Michael; Hennelly, John; Scheffki, Michelle M.; SunshinePac

COMPLAINANT: Barber, Kerri

SUBJECT: Committees-PAC; Committees-Candidate; Contributions-Excessive; Expenditures-Coordinated

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to take the following actions MUR 7960: 1. Find no reason to believe that SunshinePAC and John Hennelly in his official capacity as treasurer made excessive in-kind contributions in the form of coordinated communications in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a). 2. Find no reason to believe that Tom Casten made excessive in-kind contributions in the form of coordinated communications in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a). 3. Find no reason to believe that Casten for Congress and Michelle M. Scheffki in her official capacity as treasurer knowingly accepted excessive in-kind contributions in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30116(f). 4. Find no reason to believe that Michael Garton accepted an excessive in-kind contribution on behalf of Casten for Congress and Michelle M. Scheffki in her official capacity as treasurer in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30116(f). 5. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated October 19, 2022. 6. Approve the appropriate letters. 7. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No Reason to Believe Scheffki, Michelle M. 52 U.S.C. §30116(f)
SunshinePac 52 U.S.C. §30116(a)
Casten for Congress 52 U.S.C. §30116(f)
Hennelly, John 52 U.S.C. §30116(a)
Casten, Tom 52 U.S.C. §30116(a)
Garton, Michael 52 U.S.C. §30116(f)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 04/04/2022 Response from Michael Garton 1 MB
04/04/2022 Response from Casten for Congress and Michelle M. Scheffki in her official capacity as treasurer 933 KB
03/04/2022 Grant of Extension of Time to Michael Garton 777 KB
03/03/2022 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Michael Garton 953 KB
03/01/2022 Grant of Extension of Time to Casten for Congress and Michelle M. Scheffki 777 KB
03/01/2022 Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from Casten for Congress and Michelle M. Scheffki, treasurer 823 KB
02/18/2022 Notification of Complaint to SunshinePac and John Hennelly in his official capacity as treasurer 780 KB
02/18/2022 Notification of Complaint to Michael Garton 780 KB
02/18/2022 Notification of Complaint to Tom Casten 780 KB
02/18/2022 Notification of Complaint to Casten for Congress and Michelle M. Scheffki in her official capacity as treasurer 780 KB
02/09/2022 Complaint 5 MB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 11/03/2022 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Tom Casten 1 MB
11/03/2022 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Sunshine PAC and John Hennelly in his official capacity as treasurer 1 MB
11/03/2022 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Michael Garton 1 MB
11/03/2022 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Casten for Congress and Michelle M. Scheffki in her official capacity as treasurer 1 MB
11/03/2022 Notification to Kerri Barber 1 MB
10/19/2022 First General Counsel's Report 1 MB
Certifications 11/02/2022 Casten for Congress and Michelle M. Scheffki in her official capacity as treasurer; SunshinePAC and John Hennelly in his official capacity as treasurer; Tom Casten; Michael Garton 668 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Casten for Congress
Previous respondent Casten, Tom
Garton, Michael
Hennelly, John
Scheffki, Michelle M.
SunshinePac
Complainant Barber, Kerri
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