FPPC will not pursue Glazer complaint against unions over campaign mailer
By Allen Payton
The California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) on Tuesday informed State Senate District 7 candidate Steve Glazer that they will not pursue his complaint against Working Families Against Glazer for Senate.
Glazer had alleged the committee had violated campaign reporting laws. But the FPPC said Working Families “has provided evidence that the mailer was already in production prior to the committee’s acquiring contributors of more than $50,000.”
The letter concluded with “The FPPC’s Enforcement Division will not pursue this matter further.”
“It’s unfortunate that he has wasted taxpayers’ resources for this publicity stunt,” said Steven Maviglio, spokesperson for Working Families Against Glazer for Senate.
A copy of the FPPC letter can be viewed here. FPPC Letter re Glazer complaint
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So is the FPPC saying that you can create an organization and spend money to send out a political mailer and not disclose major contributors before receiving the money to pay for it? Interesting. I can see that being used as a tactic by labor backed groups in the future. They can appear and then disappear after the mailer goes out and never have to disclose the major contributors until they file their FPPC finance reports long after the election is over. Looks like they found a loophole in the law.