AZ-SEN: Martha McSally improperly raising money for House, Senate at same time
Rep. Martha McSally has improperly maintained a campaign fundraising operation for the House of Representatives even after declaring — and raising money for — her Senate run, a liberal group backing a potential opponent says.
End Citizens United, a Washington-based political action committee, filed a complaint Friday against McSally, a Republican, over the matter with the Federal Election Commission.
The complaint, shared in advance with The Arizona Republic, comes as top-tier candidates on both sides of the Senate race are hauling in millions of dollars for what is shaping up to be a costly battle over the seat.
Given the high stakes of the race — one of the most closely-watched in the nation — the marquee candidates and their surrogates will be poring over opponents' financials.
End Citizens United notes in its complaint that McSally's campaign has already moved $1 million from her House committee to her Senate committee since announcing Jan. 12 she was running for the seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Jeff Flake.
"Representative McSally has invented her own set of rules, courting donors to support a nonexistent campaign for the House of Representatives so she can have two bites at the apple while running for Senate," the group argues in its complaint.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2018/05/07/complaint-martha-mcsally-improperly-raising-money-house-senate/575231002/
