MUR #8003
Kistner for CongressSummary
RESPONDENTS: Kistner for Congress; Datwyler, Thomas Charles; Kistner, Tyler
COMPLAINANT: Painter, Thomas
SUBJECT: Committees-Candidate; Personal use; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Find reason to believe that Tyler Kistner and Kistner for Congress and Thomas Datwyler in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30114(b) and 11 C.F.R. § 113.1(g) by converting campaign funds to personal use.
b. Dismiss the allegation that Kistner for Congress and Thomas Datwyler in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(5)(A) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.3(b)(4)(i) by failing to provide an adequate purpose for the disbursements.
c. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated November 29, 2022.
d. Authorize the use of compulsory process.
e. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
Find no reason to believe that Tyler Kistner and Kistner for Congress and Thomas Datwyler in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30114(b) and 11 C.F.R. § 113.1(g) by converting campaign funds to personal use.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to:
Dismiss the allegation that Kistner for Congress and Thomas Datwyler in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(5)(A) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.3(b)(4)(i) by failing to provide an adequate purpose for the disbursements.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
a. Close the file.
b. Issue the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Dismissed-Other | Datwyler, Thomas Charles |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)(5)(A)
11 CFR 104.3(b)(4)(i) |
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Kistner for Congress |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)(5)(A)
11 CFR 104.3(b)(4)(i) |
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Kistner, Tyler |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)(5)(A)
11 CFR 104.3(b)(4)(i) |
Documents
Type | Date | Document |
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Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time | 06/10/2022 | Response from Kistner for Congress and Thomas Datwyler in his official capacity as treasurer 874 KB |
06/08/2022 | Notification of Complaint to Tyler Kistner 782 KB | |
06/08/2022 | Notification of Complaint to Kistner for Congress and Thomas Datwyler in his official capacity as treasurer 782 KB | |
05/27/2022 | Complaint 2 MB | |
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses | 01/30/2023 | Notification to Tyler Kistner 786 KB |
01/30/2023 | Notification to Kistner for Congress 786 KB | |
01/30/2023 | Notification to Tom Painter 821 KB | |
11/29/2022 | First General Counsel's Report 1 MB | |
Certifications | 01/24/2023 | Kistner for Congress and Thomas Datwyler in his official capacity as treasurer; Tyler Kistner 673 KB |
Statements of Reasons | 02/27/2023 | Vice Chairman Sean J. Cooksey and Commissioners Allen J. Dickerson and James E. "Trey" Trainor, III 812 KB |
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Kistner for Congress |
Previous respondent | Datwyler, Thomas Charles |
Kistner, Tyler | |
Complainant | Painter, Thomas |