CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / SACRAMENTO
A California lawmaker has repaid $6,100 in improper campaign donations made by two Buddhist temples and a research organization associated with one of them.
Mike Spence, chief of staff for Republican Assemblyman Curt Hagman of Chino Hills, said the last of the refund checks was mailed Wednesday.
The three organizations -- the Buddhist Temple of Chino Hills, and the Bu-Sha Center and Buta Buddhism Research Center, both of West Covina -- gave Hagman campaign donations despite their nonprofit status, which prohibits them from campaign activities.
Representatives of the temples said they did not know the contributions were illegal. Hagman said he was unaware of the contributions until they were pointed out by the Associated Press.
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