Post by Logan on Jun 21, 2016 1:34:01 GMT -6
Mysterious attack PAC in Missouri gov race denies reported tie to Greitens
An independent political PAC that has riled the race for Missouri's Republican nomination for governor is denying a report suggesting it's tied to one of the four candidates.
Richard Monsees, treasurer of LG PAC, issued an unusual statement to reporters today denying a report by a Kansas City television station that his PAC may be affiliated with gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens.
LG PAC is set up as federal “527” PAC, which makes it more difficult to determine who is funding the PAC. But such entities are under a different kind of restriction: They're not allowed to coordinate with any candidate.
A recent report by KMBC, the ABC affiliate in Kansas City, raised the question of whether the PAC was doing just that, based on video footage that shows Greitens and Monsees chatting during a political event.
Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/mysterious-attack-pac-in-missouri-gov-race-denies-reported-tie/article_14c36cf5-f8c2-59fa-9a31-b338eb2b6a50.html
An independent political PAC that has riled the race for Missouri's Republican nomination for governor is denying a report suggesting it's tied to one of the four candidates.
Richard Monsees, treasurer of LG PAC, issued an unusual statement to reporters today denying a report by a Kansas City television station that his PAC may be affiliated with gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens.
LG PAC is set up as federal “527” PAC, which makes it more difficult to determine who is funding the PAC. But such entities are under a different kind of restriction: They're not allowed to coordinate with any candidate.
A recent report by KMBC, the ABC affiliate in Kansas City, raised the question of whether the PAC was doing just that, based on video footage that shows Greitens and Monsees chatting during a political event.
Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/mysterious-attack-pac-in-missouri-gov-race-denies-reported-tie/article_14c36cf5-f8c2-59fa-9a31-b338eb2b6a50.html