Incoming GOP lawmaker says he may have violated campaign finance law
Rep.-elect Ross Spano (R-Fla.) is acknowledging that he may have violated campaign finance law in his bid to represent Florida's 15th Congressional District.
The Tampa Bay Times reported that Spano acknowledged potentially violating the law after releasing a Federal Elections Commission (FEC) filing on Saturday. In the filing, Spano said that he borrowed $180,000 from two friends from June to October of this year.
He lended $167,000 in roughly the same time period to his campaign, The Times reported.
Spano said the loans came from his "personal funds" upon making the payments.
But, as the newspaper noted, a loan transferred to a candidate with the goal of giving money to a campaign must be denoted as a campaign contribution.
Those loans must also adhere to restrictions on campaign contributions, such as $2,700 each for the primary and general elections.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/419377-incoming-gop-lawmaker-says-he-may-have-violated-campaign-finance-law
