Week of July 16– July 20, 2018

Commission meetings and hearings

On July 17, the Commission met in executive session.

Enforcement

The Commission made public one closed case, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Enforcement Query System.

MUR 7323

• COMPLAINANT: Deborah Cunningham-Skurnik
  
• RESPONDENTS: Walters for Congress and Jen Slater in her official capacity as treasurer (the Committee); Representative Mimi Walters; Friends of Mimi Walters for Senate 2012; Senator Mimi Walters 2012 Officeholder Account; and Friends of Mimi Walters for Supervisor 2014
  
• SUBJECT: The complaint alleged that the Committee and Walters used campaign funds from the candidate’s three state campaign committees to benefit her federal campaign by making payments of over $8,000 to Keena Thomas Communications LLC and Thomas Communications Group after Walters announced her federal candidacy and was no longer seeking state office. Walters was a 2014 candidate for California’s 45^th Congressional District.
  
• DISPOSITION: The Commission exercised its prosecutorial discretion and dismissed the allegations. The Commission noted the relatively modest amounts at issue and the impending statute of limitations.
  

Litigation

• Committee to Defend the President v. FEC (Case No. 18-888). On July 13, the Plaintiff filed a Memorandum in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
  

Upcoming Commission meetings and hearings

•        August 2, 2018 The Commission is scheduled to hold an open meeting.
  
•        August 7, 2018 The Commission is scheduled to meet in executive session.
  

Meeting dates are subject to change. Please contact the Press Office the week of the scheduled meeting for confirmation.

Upcoming reporting due dates

• August 20: August Monthly Reports are due. For more information on monthly reporting dates, refer to the 2018 Monthly Reporting page of the Commission website.
  

Upcoming Educational Outreach

Additional information is available on the Educational Outreach page of the Commission website.

Additional research materials

Additional research materials about the agency, campaign finance information, and election results are available through the Library section of the Commission website.

Printed copies of the 2018 edition of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) are now available. Contact the Commission's Information Division at (202) 694-1100 or (800) 424-9530 (press 6, when prompted) to order printed copies of the CFR at no charge. You may also email the Information Division to place an order at info@fec.gov.

The 2017 Campaign Guide for Corporations and Labor Organizations is available. Other Campaign Guides are available, as well.

The 2018 Congressional Primary Election Dates list is available.

Federal Elections 2016: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives is available. The data was compiled from the official vote totals published by state election offices. To order a printed copy, please contact the FEC’s Public Records Office at 800/424-9530 (option 2) or 202/694-1120, or send an email to pubrec@fec.gov.

The 2017 edition of the Combined Federal State Disclosure and Election Directory is available. This publication identifies the federal and state agencies responsible for the disclosure of campaign finances, lobbying, personal finances, public financing, candidates on the ballot, election results, spending on state initiatives and other financial filings.

The FEC Record is available as a continuously updated online news source.

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