MUR #8027
Schmitt for SenateSummary
RESPONDENTS: Schmitt for Senate; Axiom Strategies, LLC; Hobbs, Cabell; Remington Research Group, LLC; Rutland, Janna; Save Missouri Values; Schmitt for Missouri; Schmitt, Eric
COMPLAINANT: Sweet, Dennis Lynn
SUBJECT: Committees-Candidate; Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-Limitations; Contributions-Excessive; Non-federal; Reporting; Soft Money
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 8027:1. Dismiss as a matter of prosecutorial discretion the allegations that Eric Schmitt, Schmitt for Senate and Janna Rutland in her official capacity as treasurer, and Schmitt for Missouri violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(e)(1)(A) and 11 C.F.R. § 110.3(d) in connection with the use of non-federal funds and transfer of non- federal assets in connection with a federal election.2. Dismiss as a matter of prosecutorial discretion the allegations that Schmitt for Senate and Janna Rutland in her official capacity as treasurer failed to report receipt of excessive or prohibited in-kind contributions in connection with the use of non-federal funds and transfer of non-federal assets in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b).3. Find no reason to believe that Schmitt for Senate and Janna Rutland in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(b), 30116(f), and 30118(a) by knowingly accepting and failing to report excessive and prohibited in-kind contributions in the form of coordinated communications.4. Find no reason to believe that Save Missouri Values and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(b), 30116(a), and 30118(a) by making and failing to report excessive and prohibited in-kind contributions in the form of coordinated communications.5. Find no reason to believe that Axiom Strategies, LLC, violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30116(a)(1)(A) or 30118(a) or by making excessive or prohibited in-kind contributions to Schmitt for Senate and Janna Rutland in her official capacity as treasurer in connection with the publication of polling results.6. Find no reason to believe that Remington Research Group, LLC, violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30116(a)(1)(A) or 30118(a) by making excessive or prohibited in- kind contributions to Schmitt for Senate and Janna Rutland in her official capacity as treasurer in connection with the publication of polling results.7. Find no reason to believe that Schmitt for Senate and Jana Rutland in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30116(f), 30118(a), and 30104(b) by knowingly accepting and failing to report excessive or prohibited in-kind contributions in connection with the publication of polling results.8. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated September 26, 2023, subject to the edits circulated by Commissioner Weintraub’s Office on October 16, 2023 at 3:18 p.m., and further subject to any necessary technical and conforming edits.9. Approve the appropriate letters.10. Close the file.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Dismiss pursuant to prosecutorial discretion | Rutland, Janna |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118(a) 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A) 11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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Schmitt for Missouri |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(e)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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Schmitt, Eric |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(e)(1)(A)
11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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Schmitt for Senate |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118(a) 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A) 11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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No RTB | Schmitt for Senate |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118(a) 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A) 11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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Remington Research Group, LLC |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)(1)(A) or
52 U.S.C. §30118(a) |
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Save Missouri Values |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118(a) |
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Axiom Strategies, LLC |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)(1)(A) or
52 U.S.C. §30118(a) |
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Rutland, Janna |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118(a) 52 U.S.C. §30125(e)(1)(A) 11 CFR 110.3(d) |
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Hobbs, Cabell |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) 52 U.S.C. §30118(a) |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Schmitt for Senate |
Previous respondent | Axiom Strategies, LLC |
Hobbs, Cabell | |
Remington Research Group, LLC | |
Rutland, Janna | |
Save Missouri Values | |
Schmitt for Missouri | |
Schmitt, Eric | |
Complainant | Sweet, Dennis Lynn |
Respondent's counsel | Gober, Chris K. |