Chronicle exclusive: Campaign finances dog Stockman
Rep. Steve Stockman has fired two congressional staffers after disclosures that both made prohibited contributions to his campaign.
The incident is the latest in a string of controversial episodes that have dogged Stockman's political campaigns over the past two decades.
The Clear Lake Republican's campaign for Congress in Texas' 36th District has been notified of potential problems with its campaign finance filings in 2012 and 2013 approximately a dozen times, including apparently misreported donations, late or missing filings of required reports, and inaccuracies in certain filings.
Both this year and in the 1990s, his campaigns were investigated for issues relating to campaign materials made to look like newspapers. While the earlier complaints resulted in a settlement with the Federal Election Commission and a civil penalty, the most recent complaint was dismissed without enforcement action, the FEC announced Friday.
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