Current, former lawmakers cited for alleged campaign violations
SACRAMENTO -- Former state Assemblyman Russell Bogh has agreed to pay a $3,000 fine to the state ethics agency for exceeding a limit on the size of campaign contributions in his unsuccessful 2010 campaign for state Senate.
The per-contribution limit in that race was $3,900, but Bogh accepted a contribution of $11,000 in the form of an in-kind loan from Bogh Engineering, a firm owned by his brother and sister-in-law, when the company paid that amount to Public Opinion Strategies for polling services.
A report by the enforcement staff of the state Fair Political Practices Commission called the contribution a “serious violation,” but said it that appeared unintentional and that the campaign believed it had properly reported the financial transaction.
Separately, FPPC Enforcement Chief Gary Winuk has concluded that Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo) violated the state Political Reform Act by failing to properly disclose $48,900 as accrued expenses for her reelection campaign in 2012.
However, Winuk issued a warning letter instead of pursuing fines, noting the amount involved “was not exceedingly large” and it was for “expenses typically reported on campaign statements, such as, printing and postage.”
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