FEC rules Coulson's "Senior Fairs" permissible

from the Coulson for Congress campaign

State Representative Elizabeth Coulson announced today that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has approved her request to continue to provide a "Senior Fair" and other services for her Legislative constituents during her campaign for Congress from the 10th Congressional District.

"Rep. Coulson's record of accomplishment and effort on political ethics and campaign reform is well-known", said Jen Belkov, Coulson for Congress Campaign Manager. As she continues maintaining the highest ethical standards, and at considerable expense, she sought an opinion from the FEC before she would hold her annual legislative "Senior Fair" and similar events.

Last week, the FEC, in a comprehensive 16-page opinion, approved those events as entirely consistent with the spirit and letter of federal election law (FEC Advisory Opinion 2009- 26). "Rep. Coulson sponsored (at the state level) a similar mechanism under which candidates can avoid any ethical issues, by obtaining, in advance, an opinion from the state ethics officers", added Belkov. 

"We urge all candidates for Congress, who wish to avoid controversy by interpreting ethics and campaign laws on their own, to utilize this FEC process. Rep. Coulson is dedicated to continuing her trend of running a positive and ethical campaign which focuses on Rep. Coulson's background, record, and vision for the US Congress. We urge the other candidates to do likewise, and to avoid intemperate negative campaigning. During her 13 years in elective office, Rep. Coulson has learned that a candidate who feels the need to invent attacks against an opponent likely has little to say substantively."

"As the only candidate for Congress in the Primary who has ever been elected to public office, Rep. Coulson will continue to serve the constituents of the 17th State Representative District honorably as their State Representative", said Belkov.

Comments

[Tech Tool]

Why didn't Beth just get the SEIU or ACORN to pay for the senior fair?

[Voting Out the RINO's]

I feel so much better that she got "permission" to waste our tax dollars on these frivolous mailings.

[Tech Tool]

I like how she points out how expensive it is to hire lawyers for the advisory opinion process. Could've avoided all that expense and simply not held used state funds to pay for the mailing.

[Shining Light]

Coulson...Ms. Ethics? Spare me. She has sold out to the teacher's unions, seiu,and abortion lobbyists. Now she is trying to get Patrica Bird, the only other female on the ballot in the 10th CD race, thrown off the ballot. Coulson is just another corrupt Springfield politician who will bend the rules to fit her needs and hope no one calls her on it.

[Phil Collins]

I'm running for state rep., to replace Coulson. She endorsed one of my primary opponents. I was endorsed by Rosanna Pulido, Tony Castrogiovanni, Raymond True, and Rick Biesada.