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A loophole in federal campaign finance law allows candidates to spend donations for their own personal use, and though Democrats and Republicans at the FEC have tried to persuade Congress to ban the practice, the only people who can change the law are the ones who benefit from it.
Leadership PACs, often set up as a way to support like-minded candidates, aren't bound by the personal-use ban that applies to authorized political committees when it comes to how a
The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University investigated spending from a specialized type of political action committee known as a leadership PAC and found a loophole.
The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University investigated spending from a specialized type of political action committee known as a leadership PAC and found a loophole.
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyPay Dirt is a weekly foray into the pigpen of political funding. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox every Thursday.Once upon a time, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) crusaded against politicians cashing in on perks of their office.In 2018, as a U.S. House member and Senate candidate, Sinema co-wrote a bill seeking to crack down on lawmaker use of public funds for “first class air travel,” among other luxuries.“Arizonans are sick and tired o