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Pages tagged "Caroline Hunter"


Former FEC Commissioners Express Concern Over the "For the People Act"

Posted on Blog by Elizabeth Bradford El-Rassy · February 09, 2021 8:16 PM

Earlier today, 9 former FEC Commissioners (including RNLA Board of Governors members Lee Goodman, Matthew Petersen, and Michael Toner) wrote to congressional leadership to express their concerns with Titles IV and VI of Division B of this Congress' version of the "For the People Act" (H.R. 1 and S. 1 respectively). These sections of the nearly 800-page bill dealing with the FEC directly and campaign finance would, as the former Commissioners put it, "complicate the law and hinder grassroots political speech and activism, with little or no benefit to public accountability, transparency, understanding of public policy, or reduction in corruption."

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RNLA Thanks Former FEC Commissioner Caroline Hunter for Her Service

Posted on Blog by Elizabeth Bradford El-Rassy · July 30, 2020 9:23 PM

Earlier today, the RNLA issued a press release thanking Caroline Hunter for her service as a Federal Election Commissioner. Ms. Hunter, a George W. Bush-appointee, resigned earlier this month after 12 years of service.

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FEC Commissioner Hunter: CREW's Motion for Default Judgment Is "Outrageous"

Posted on Blog by Lisa Dixon · March 20, 2020 8:52 PM

Without a quorum of four commissioners, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) cannot take many official actions, which require the affirmative votes of at least four commissioners.  These include taking actions in litigation, finding that a violation of the law occurred in response to a complaint, and defending the FEC's position in court.  The lack of a quorum has not stopped so-called campaign finance reform groups from using the complaint and litigation process to attempt to change campaign finance law through the courts.  Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a motion for default judgment against the FEC, when the FEC is not legally permitted to defend itself in court at the moment.  Republican Commissioner Caroline Hunter responded:

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FEC Commissioner Caroline Hunter: Ellen Weintraub Is Undermining the FEC

Posted on Blog by Lisa Dixon · October 22, 2019 6:49 PM

The sole Republican on the Federal Election Commission, Caroline Hunter, published an op-ed in Politico today describing how her colleague Ellen Weintraub's attacks on President Trump and frequent tweets and media appearances are undermining the public perception, independence, and impartiality of the FEC:  

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