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ResolvedCampaign & Elections

accepting excessive campaign contributions and failing to file required disclosure documents

Lori Trahan
Lori Trahan
DemocratMA-3 · Representative
August 18, 2019
First Reported
July 16, 2020
Concluded
11 months
Duration
3
Actions Taken

What Happened

In September 2019, Trahan was accused of accepting excessive campaign contributions and failing to file required disclosure documents. In December 2019, the House Committee on Ethics published the Office of Congressional Ethics Report and Findings and Trahan's response. In July 2020, the House Committee on Ethics published its report dismissing the charges since the alleged excessive contributions were part of joint holdings with her spouse and any reporting errors were unintentional.

Timeline

August 18, 2019Office of Congressional Ethics

recommended further review by the House Committee on Ethics

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December 17, 2019House Committee on Ethics

published the Office of Congressional Ethics Report and Findings and the member's response

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July 16, 2020House Committee on Ethics

published its report dismissing the charges since the alleged excessive contributions were part of joint holdings with her spouse and any reporting errors were unintentional

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Data: GovTrack.us Misconduct Database (CC0 public domain)