MUR #7981

RESPONDENTS: The Freedom Forward Fund; McCauley, Mike; Skaggs, Joseph R.; Skaggs, Kimberly A.; Skaggs, Terryl Jay; Teeter Jay, LLC

COMPLAINANTS: Campaign Legal Center (1); Wieand, Roger G.

SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-In the name of another; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to take the following actions in MUR 7981:1. Accept the signed Conciliation Agreements, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated February 6, 2025.2. Approve the appropriate letters.3. Close the file effective 30 days from the date the certification of this vote is signed (or on the next business day after the 30th day, if the 30th day falls on a weekend or holiday).
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to:Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated March 13, 2024, as circulated by Vice Chairman Trainor’s Office on October 7, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. for:a. Freedom Forward Fund and Mike McCauley in his official capacity as treasurer, andb. Teeter Jay, LLC.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-1 to:Approve the Conciliation Agreements, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated March 13, 2024, as circulated by Vice Chairman Trainor’s Office on October 7, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. for:a. Freedom Forward Fund and Mike McCauley in his official capacity as treasurer, and b. Teeter Jay, LLC.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:Dismiss the allegation that The Freedom Forward Fund and Mike McCauley in his official capacity as treasurer, Teeter Jay, LLC, Kimberly A. Skaggs, Joseph R. Skaggs, and Terryl Jay Skaggs violated 52 U.S.C. § 30122 by making, allowing one’s name to be used, or knowingly accepting a contribution in the name of another.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-1 to:a. Direct the Office of General Counsel to draft and circulate for Commission approval within fourteen (14) days, ...REDACTED...b. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 1-1 to:a. Find reason to believe that Teeter Jay, LLC, violated 11 C.F.R. § 110.1(g)(5) by failing to provide required attribution information.b. Approve the Factual & Legal Analysis as to Teeter Jay, LLC, subject to the edits circulated by Chairman Cooksey’s Office on February 21, 2024 at 2:55 p.m.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to:a. Find reason to believe that Teeter Jay, LLC, violated 11 C.F.R. § 110.1(g)(5) by failing to provide required attribution information.b. Find reason to believe that The Freedom Forward Fund and Mike McCauley inhis official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.1(e) by failing to report attribution information.c. Direct the Office of General Counsel to draft appropriate Factual & Legal Analyses reflecting the foregoing and circulate for Commission approval within fourteen (14) days.d. Authorize conciliation with Teeter Jay, LLC, The Freedom Forward Fund and Mike McCauley in his official capacity as treasurer prior to the finding of probable cause to believe.