pro-Trump, anti-nutrition for poor GOPer uses campaign fund to pay 4 kid's lunches at private school

[Liberal_in_LA]

Hunter campaign reports filed several weeks back listed $1,300 spent with Ki’s restaurant in Cardiff-by-the-Sea in 2015 and early 2016 — 21 separate transactions that seemed far afield from his East County base.

This week, in following up on an ongoing Federal Election Commission review of Hunter’s campaign accounts, U-T Watchdog came up with a possible explanation for the charges.

Ki’s provides school lunch delivery to Christian Unified Schools, where Hunter’s three children attend. And on the schools’ website, visitors who click "lunch info and menu" are taken to a Ki’s fact sheet.

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The campaign also spent $208 on Aug. 20, 2015, at Educational Outfitters, which provides uniforms to families of Christian Unified. The expense was listed as "gift certificate for donation." That expense is not among those so far reported as reimbursed by Hunter to the campaign.

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The San Diego Union-Tribune previously reported that the campaign spent $297 on 16 trips to Jack in the Box — not the typical campaign wining and dining. The committee also reported spending $216 on "food and beverages" at a jewelry store in Italy, which told the U-T it has no food offerings.

The campaign also spent money at Disneyland — $229 at the Star Trader shop in Tomorrowland for "food/beverages." A spokesman for the park told the Union-Tribune the only edible items the store sells are Pez candy and a Star Wars-themed Rice Krispies treat.


http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-hunter-school-lunch-20160616-snap-story.html


Did Hunter campaign pay for his kids' school lunches?
Congressman has opposed increases in federal spending on school nutrition for the poor

Ki’s provides school lunch delivery to Christian Unified Schools, where Hunter’s three children attend. And on the schools’ website, visitors who click “lunch info and menu” are taken to a Ki’s fact sheet.

Hunter’s staff has declined to discuss specific expenses, so there's no way to know yet whether the expenses are school lunches.

The Ki’s charges by Hunter’s campaign were all during the school year, and none during the summer. The most recent ones reported were Feb. 26 and March 21 of this year, for $68.90 and $45.50.

The restaurant allows parents to load up an account ahead of time, or pay by the meal. The Hunter campaign transactions in 2015 ranged from $9.40 on Sept. 24 to $336.15 on April 15.

In Congress in 2010, Hunter opposed legislation that would increase spending on school lunch programs for the poor, saying “ it spends too much and expands the influence of government.”

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jun/15/hunter-school-lunch/



Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, has already reimbursed his campaign account for $12,000 of expenses he identified as personal or mistaken, including video games, oral surgery, private school tuition, a garage door and unspecified items at a Coronado surf shop.


That may not be the end of it.

An ongoing review by The San Diego Union-Tribune shows thousands of dollars of expenses such as groceries and gas fill-ups that could well be legitimate campaign expenses — but also have a lot in common with the expenses of a typical suburban family.

Unlike with the earlier expenses, Hunter’s office has declined to explain or justify any of the costs publicly, so it’s hard to know the true nature of the spending. The campaign has a deadline of this coming Monday to respond to the Federal Election Commission’s initial inquiry about video game and school tuition expenses.

There were 106 fill-ups at gas stations, totaling $5,660. There were 16 trips to Jack in the Box totaling $297.

No other member of the delegation showed any disbursement to a gas station or a fast-food joint.

Forty times, Hunter’s campaign made a trip to Albertson’s, Trader Joe’s or another grocery store, spending $6,819 total. The only other local member who spent campaign money at grocery stores was Susan Davis, D-San Diego, who made seven disbursements totaling $675.


http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/may/07/hunter-groceries/

[WhiteTara]

1. He is such scum. I hope the FEC nails him.

[yeoman6987]

2. I think they should get rid of all this refunding

They all get 175,000 a year (plus extra for committees) and that is 3 times (at least) more then the average family. If they want to fill gas, get groceries or heck pay for lunch for their staff, it should be on their dime. Nobody in Congress should get anymore more then their salary. Let's not even talk about the housing allowance they get.....UGH.

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. And his wife is getting paid 36k from the campaign fund to manage his campaign

[yeoman6987]

4. Gross! Spit!!!