Yesterday afternoon Pennsylvania 06 Candidate Lois Murphy filed a formal Complaint to the Federal Elections Commission against Congressman Jim Gerlach for repeated, flagrant violations of Federal Campaign Finance Law, citing numerous violations and potential violations.
The PA-06 was the closest contested Congressional race in the country in 2004 and promises to be very competitive, again, in 2006. Lois Murphy is well poised to deny this District to the GOP.
You can read the entire Complaint here.
FEC reports exist so we, the public, can see who has contributed to the campaigns of our elected officials. They serve to shine the light on conflicts of interests, special interest influence, and prevent overt quid pro quos from being concealed.
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