While checking the FEC website for 2010 First Quarter campaign filings today I noticed that 42nd Republican Congressional Candidate Lee McGroarty had filed amended forms yesterday for the 3rd and 4th quarter of 2009. This happens and is usually not out of the ordinary.
However, this time, I was surprised at the only change I found.
On his original 3rd quarter filing form McGroarty listed a September 29, 2009 $4800 donation from Ronald Day. His amended form now lists a September 29, 2009 $2400 donation from Ronald Day and $2400 from Joan Day.
So, seven months after the donation the McGroarty campaign is saying it came from two people, not one.
I called some people who know more about FEC filings than me. None had every heard of a campaign changing the name of the individual who gave a donation after reporting the donation to the FEC. One suggested this would surely draw the attention of the FEC.
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I want to thank all the concerned citizens of California for their new-found concern for the ethics and operations of our state’s candidates for elected office. It is refreshing and long overdue. We must ensure that the “politics as usual” is not practiced any longer. That’s what the Conservative Party (CA) requires from incumbents and challengers who wish our endorsement.
ReplyDeleteAs such, the Conservative Party (CA) remains proud to endorse Lee McGroarty in his primary race for the District 42. McGroarty signed our Candidate’s Pledge which requires him to post contributions to his website within 48 hours. The general purpose of that Pledge is to ensure a Candidate is transparent with respect to donations and campaign funds. The key word is “transparent”, not “48 hours”. That means Lee complied with the Spirit of the Pledge as intended. He is also working to add staff to comply with the Letter of the Pledge. We wish all incumbents (and their supporters and bloggers) were as diligent in following the law and maintaining the trust of their constituents.
The Conservative Party (CA)’s Pledge is a moral and ethical guideline; it is not a legally binding document required by any state or federal law. Most of the current crop of Republican and Democrat incumbents in Congress have demonstrated little inclination to follow legally binding laws, let alone any basic ethical or moral guidelines. Hence America’s current state of decline, huge debt and continued abuse of tax payers funds with Pork and Earmarks.
The Conservative Party is confident that Lee McGroarty will help rectify those abuses, notwithstanding this petty, ineffective, “politics as usual” attack.
Respectfully,
H. Michael Hervey
President,
Conservative Party (California)