It appears that Daniel Mongiardo is already running into problems with them Federal Election Commission.
Getting off on the right campaign finance foot is important. Many Kentucky candidates for federal office have gotten off to rough FEC starts in recent years (Greg Fischer, our friend Bruce Lunsford, et al) and it tainted their entire campaigns.
On March 12, 2009, Mongiardo’s campaign (Friends for Daniel Mongiardo) received a letter (or click here for a PDF) from the FEC requesting a response by April 13, 2009. Joe Graviss, as campaign Treasurer, is named on the letter.
This letter is prompted by the Commission’s preliminary review of filing(s) referenced above (editor’s note: on 2/6/09, “Statement of Organization“). This notice requests information essential to full public disclosure of your federal election campaign finances. An adequate response must be received at the Commission by the response date noted above. An itemization of the information needed follows:
You have failed to disclose an electronic mail address for your committee on your Statement of Organization (FEC Form 1). As of January 1, 2007, the Federal Election Commission will begin sending all courtesy mailings exclusively by electronic mail. Reporting reminders and mailings concerning changes in the law will no longer be sent to committees by U.S. mail. Please amend your Statement of Organization to include a current electronic mail address.
Before you scoff at the FEC communication to Mongiardo regarding a lack of an email address, remember this: the guy is running for U.S. Senate. Any campaign finance slip-up is a big deal because running for one of the highest offices in the land is a big deal. And we have always taken campaign finance seriously– even when it comes to our friends.
But really, not including an email address in the year 2009? That just shows how disconnected you are.
The mini scandal with his PAC involving Ryen Greer, previous FEC fines ($7,840) he’s had to pay and now this. We hope it’s the last of Mongiardo’s campaign finance problems.
5 responses so far ↓
1 Tony Rogers // Mar 19, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Come on PageOne. How damn petty can you get?
Isn’t it a “journalist” job to try an report news? Not run a hate club.
2 jake // Mar 19, 2009 at 1:43 pm
It’s Page One.
I’m not a journalist, but facts are facts.
How is this remotely hateful?
This wouldn’t be a big deal if FEC fines hadn’t been paid in the past.
Don’t try to obfuscate and attack the messenger when this is clearly an important issue.
3 Thunder Storm // Mar 19, 2009 at 10:10 pm
I’ve sent emails to volunteer to help Mongiardo’s campaign but I guess they don’t need the help of an extremely computer saavy retired person. Or maybe they don’t need any help cause they think the election is in the bag.
Due to their non responsiveness they can kiss my ass before I help now.
4 Tony Rogers // Mar 23, 2009 at 6:06 pm
His staffer forgot to put a freaking email address in a box on a form….OOOHHH …call out the FBI.
Your headline alone is a BLAD FACE LIE. “Mongiardo Again Facing Campaign Finance Inquiry” You have a hard on for Jack Conway so anything Mongiardo does is bad to you… look at your previous posts.
And Thunder …as for getting so upset that you haven’t been called back for a “volunteer” position, you show a great deal of maturity by saying they can “kiss your ass”. Perhaps your projection of that attitude is why you weren’t called back.
5 jake // Mar 23, 2009 at 6:14 pm
It wasn’t a staffer, it was his Campaign Treasurer. Any FEC mistake is a big FEC mistake, as we have proved countless times in the past.
Really? Bald-faced lie? The FEC letter, if you bother to read it, makes clear that there is an inquiry to find out why the Mongiardo campaign didn’t comply and to force the Mongiardo campaign to comply with regulations.
There’s been FEC mistake after FEC mistake after FEC mistake. So don’t even bother trying to spin with your bullshit. I’ve been able to write a story nearly every day about a campaign finance mistake. They’re adding up.
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