45 Campaigns Cited for Failure to File Pre-General Reports
For Immediate Release: Contact: Kelly Huff
November 3, 2000 Ron Harris
Sharon Snyder
Ian Stirton
45 CAMPAIGNS CITED FOR FAILURE TO FILE PRE-GENERAL REPORTS
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission today cited 45 campaign committees for failure to file the required Pre-General Election financial disclosure report.
Provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act require committees supporting candidates involved in the general election to file reports of their financial activity 12 days before the election.
As of 5 p.m. , November 2, 2000, disclosure reports from the following committees had not been filed:
CA.......... LIGHTFOOT FOR US SENATE...ERIC FINE, TREAS...GAIL K. LIGHTFOOT...LIB
*FL........... CITIZENS FOR DECKARD...RONALD E. DECKARD, TREAS...H. JOEL DECKARD...REF
HI........... CARROLL 2000...BRIAN K. YOMONO, TREAS...JOHN S. CARROLL...REP
*CA/25.... DR SIDNEY GOLD FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE...CHAREE F. SNYDER, TREAS...SIDNEY GOLD...DEM
CA/47.... NOLAN FOR CONGRESS...WILLIAM D. TODD, TREAS...DAVID F. NOLAN...LIB
CA/51.... JORGE "GEORGE" BARRAZA FOR CONGRESS...JORGE L. BARRAZA...DEM
CO/02.... FORTHOFER FOR CONGRESS...RICHARD C. WILLIAMS, TREAS...RONALD N. FORTHOFER...GRE
DE/00..... FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF MIKE MILLER...DENISE D. COOPER-MILLER, TREAS...MICHAEL C. MILLER, SR....DEM
FL/02...... DOUG DODD - U S REPRESENTATIVE CAMPAIGN...W. T. CHAPMAN, TREAS...DOUGLAS J. DODD...REP
GA/01.... COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOYCE MARIE GRIGGS...AMIR TOURE, TREAS...JOYCE M. GRIGGS...DEM
*GA/11.... LINDER FOR CONGRESS...LYNNE LINDER, TREAS...JOHN LINDER...REP
GU/00.... COMMITTEE FOR MANNY CRUZ...RAMONA R. GUMATAOTAO PEREZ, TREAS...MANUEL Q. CRUZ...REP
IN/06...... HAUPTMANN FOR CONGRESS...JOSEPH A. HAUPTMANN, TREAS...JOSEPH A. HAUPTMANN...LIB
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KY/06..... GATEWOOD FOR CONGRESS 2000...THOMAS K. LITAFIK, TREAS...GATEWOOD
BALBRAITH...REF
MA/06... PAUL MACCARTHY COMMITTEE (1998)...JOHN F. MCCARTHY, TREAS...PAUL MCCARTHY...REP
MD/04... WYNN FOR CONGRESS...ALBERT WYNN, TREAS...ALBERT R. WYNN...DEM
MI/03..... TIM STEELE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE...JAMES J. GORMAN...TIMOTHY W. STEELE...DEM
MI/04..... GAMBLE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE....ALAN J. GAMBLE, TREAS...ALAN J.
GAMBLE...GRE
MN/05... FRANK TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE...DONALD F.
MACHOWICZ, TREAS...FRANKIE L. TAYLOR...REP
MO/03... WINDISCH FOR CONGRESS...ANTHONY J. WINDISCH, TREAS...ANTHONY J.
WINDISCH...REF
NC/01.... EVA CLAYTON COMMITTEE FOR CONGRESS...PATSY T. HARGROVE, TREAS...EVA
M. CLAYTON...DEM
NJ/06...... KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS...JOHN KENNEDY, TREAS...BRIAN T. KENNEDY...UNK
NJ/09...... TEDESCHI FOR CONGRESS...HUBERT KLEIN, TREAS...JOSEPH TEDESCHI...REP
*NY/02.... "FRIENDS OF DAVID BISHOP"...GARSON K. GOLDSTEIN, TREAS...DAVID A.
BISHOP...DEM
NY/02..... BOB WALSH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE...WILLIAM S. DEMPSEY, TREAS...ROBERT
T. WALSH...REP
NY/10..... FRIENDS OF BARRY FORD...LISA A. MENSAH, TREAS...BARRY D. FORD...DEM
NY/11..... CLARKE 2000...RAYNEL‘ L. TROTMAN, TREAS...UNA S. CLARKE...DEM
NY/14..... FRIENDS OF C. ADRIENNE RHODES...MICHAEL HORT, TREAS...CARLA (AKA C.
ADRIENNE) RHODES...REP
OH/04.... DAN DICKMAN FOR CONGRESS...TED A. WELCH, TREAS...DANIEL L. DICKMAN...DEM
OH/07.... MITCHEL REFORM 2000...JOHN R. MITCHEL, TREAS...JOHN R. MITCHEL...IND
*OH/15.... PRYCE FOR CONGRESS...ROBERT J. PECK, TREAS...DEBORAH D. PRYCE...REP
OH/17.... COMMITTEE TO ELECT LOU A. D’APOLITO TO CONGRESS...PAULA J. D’APOLITO,
TREAS...LOU A. D’APOLITO...IND
*OH/17.... TRAFICANT FOR CONGRESS...ROBERT W. BARLOW, TREAS...JAMES A.
TRAFICANT...DEM
OK/01.... FRIENDS OF DAN LOWE....PATTERSON BOND, TREAS...DANIEL W. LOWE...DEM
PA/19..... SANDERS FOR CONGRESS...JAMIE FLEET, TREAS...JEFFREY L. SANDERS...DEM
SC/03..... BRIGHTHARP FOR CONGRESS...JOHN R. BRIGHTHARP, TREAS...GEORGE L.
BRIGHTHARP...DEM
SC/04..... DEMINT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE...DELL BAKER, TREAS...JAMES W.
DEMINT...REP
SC/06..... ELLISON FOR CONGRESS...JOANNE ELLISON, TREAS...VINCE E.ELLISON...REP
TX/01..... NOBLE WILLINGHAM FOR CONGRESS...DAWN M. THEURE, TREAS...NOBLE
WILLINGHAM...REP
TX/15..... ISRAEL CANTU FOR CONGRESS...DELIA FLORES, TREAS...ISRAEL CANTU...REP
TX/22..... JO ANN MATRANGA FOR CONGRESS...PHILIP J. MATRANGA, TREAS...JO ANN
MATRANGA...DEM
*TX/23.... GARZA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE...RICARDO E. DALDERON, TREAS...ISIDRO
GARZA, JR....DEM
TX/27..... PAT AHUMADA FOR CONGRESS...HERBERT G. AMES, TREAS...PAT AHUMADA...REP
TX/29..... JOE VU FOR CONGRESS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE...MARY WILINSON, TREAS...JOE
VU...REP
VA/09.... OSBORNE FOR CONGRESS...BELL S. TILLSON, TREAS...MICHAEL D. "OZ"
OSBORNE...REP
The reports were to include financial activity occurring from October 1 through October 18. If sent by registered mail, the reports should have been postmarked by October 23. Otherwise, the due date was close-of-business October 26.
Some individuals and their committees have no obligation to file reports under federal election law, even though their names may appear on state ballots. If an individual raises or spends less than $5,000, he or she is not considered a "candidate" subject to reporting under the FECA.
The FEC notified committees involved in the general election of their filing requirements on October 2. Those committees which did not file on the due date were notified on October 27 that reports had not been received and that their names would be published if they did not respond within four business days.
Other political committees supporting Senate and House candidates in elections (those which are not authorized units of a candidate''''s campaign) also are required to file pre-general election reports. Those committee names are not published by the FEC.
Further Commission action against non-filers and late filers is decided on a case-by-case basis. Federal law gives the FEC broad authority to initiate enforcement actions and the FEC has implemented a new administrative fine program which may subject committees to penalties ranging from $125 to $16,000 or more.
The next regularly scheduled disclosure reports for candidate committees will be the 30-Day Post-General Election report due December 7, 2000. It will cover activity from October 19 through November 27.
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The Gatewood for Congress 2000 committee has filed the October Quarterly Report covering part of the 12-Day Pre-General Reporting period. The report covered July 1, 2000 through October 15, 2000. It was signed and dated October 11, 2000. It was received by the Commission on October 16, 2000.
*The 12-Day Pre-General Report has been filed. However, the FEC received the disclosure report after the 5 p.m.,
November 2, 2000 cutoff date.