Missing campaign-finance records could lead to Arizona legislator's removal from office
State Rep. Jesus Rubalcava, D-Gila Bend, is on the hot seat over his use of public campaign-finance money, and it could cost him his chair in the House of Representatives.
A random audit from the Citizens Clean Elections Commission found problems with the freshman lawmaker's accounting, and a follow-up audit identified $9,200 in expenditures that can't be clearly determined to be related to his campaign.
Last week, the commission accepted the audit and Rubalcava who has constituents in Buckeye and Goodyear and throughout southwest Arizona agreed.
I am not disputing the outcome of the audit and I do acknowledge and am taking responsibility there was poor accounting during this campaign cycle," Rubalcava told the commissioners May 18.
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