Aaron McKean
Legal Counsel at Campaign Legal Center
Senior Legal Counsel, Campaign Finance @CampaignLegal. Former @WisconsinLRB attorney; #RPCV Azerbaijan; @WisconsinLaw and @UW_AAE; #Hufflepuff; Wisconsinite.
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Oct 24, 2024 |
campaignlegal.org | Roger Wieand |Saurav Ghosh |Tara Malloy |Aaron McKean
Wealthy donors looking to secretly influence elections frequently donate to politically active nonprofits, such as 501(c)(4) “dark money” groups, exploiting a loophole that deprives voters of their right to know who’s spending money to influence elections.
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Oct 11, 2024 |
campaignlegal.org | Aaron McKean |Maha Quadri |Eric Kashdan
Wealthy special interests have increasingly dominated the financing of our elections, threatening to drown out the voices of everyday Americans. Running an electoral campaign for public office can come with an exorbitant cost, which helps explain why megadonors — or the outside groups they bankroll — routinely end up footing the bill and, in the process, discourage those without wealthy networks from running.
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Jul 11, 2024 |
campaignlegal.org | Janel Forsythe |Aaron McKean
On July 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) needs to take action in response to a Campaign Legal Center (CLC) complaint filed against the Clinton presidential campaign and Correct the Record — a super PAC — for illegally coordinating their activities during the 2016 election.
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Jun 11, 2024 |
campaignlegal.org | Aaron McKean
When donors give candidates money to support their candidacy, candidates have a legal obligation to use those funds only for campaign-related purposes or, if they’re already in office, to support their duties as an elected official. Under federal law, campaign contributions may not be used to pay for personal expenses.
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May 21, 2023 |
campaignlegal.org | Aaron McKean
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