Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a non-profit that I support, has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) against Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn. The complaint charges Coburn with failing to file legally required reports regarding the sources of contributions to his Senate campaign.
Tom Coburn is my U. S. Senator. I am identified as a party to this complaint.
Here is a link to the CREW press release. Here is a link to the legal file (.pdf) of the complaint against Coburn.
The Federal Election Campaign Act requires candidate committees to file reports identifying contributors who donate more than $200. The FEC also requires campaign committees to file, within 48 hours of receipt, the identity of any contributor who gives $1,000 or more within 20 days of an election ("48-hour reports"). Coburn for Senate failed to file, within 20 days of 2004 primary and general elections, 202 48-hour reports that totaled of $349,100 in contributions that exceeded $1,000.
Political candidates need to know that they must play by the rules. Candidates who violate the rules put candidates who abide by the law at a disadvantage during elections. It is high time that politicians be held to the same strict standards of accountability that are required of all other Americans.
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