How bizarre is it hat someone who wants to become a "law maker" actually finds himself incapable of following the very laws concerning campaign reporting?
Among other reporting requirements is the 7 day C4 expenditure reporting requirement that means candidates must report their expenditures 7 days before the primary election date of August 17.
While Russell's ability to follow that law is roughly the same has his ability to tell the truth.... that is, none at all, the fact is that Russell was required to send in that report by COB August 10.
Naturally, Russell, unconcerned by PDC requirements and laws to date, failed to file.
So, I have for the 5th separate time, filed ANOTHER PDC complaint against "teacherjudybanks." Looks like he's got time to post comments under a fake name... but doesn't have time to file the legally required reports.
You've got to wonder two things: why doesn't he believe the law applies to him... and what is he trying to hide?
Like all the others, I'll keep you posted.
Showing posts with label PDC Complaint. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PDC Complaint. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
More PDC problems for Russell.
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As we all know, Jon Russell has been breaking the law of the Public Disclosure Commission since he announced for state representative after his abysmal run for Congress.
The requirements are clear and have been posted here many time: anyone anticipating expending $10,000 in a campaign must file electronically.
I filed a complaint against Russell for each of the 3 weeks after he passed the $10,000 mark. Of course, I never should have had to file such a complaint: in the interest of transparency, Russell should have embraced the filing system for donations and expenditures that has been the template for many other states around this country.
Finally, Russell has filed electronically. But in filing electronically, even more efforts to hide expenditures and use state representative campaign funds to pay debt from his abortive Congressional campaign.
An additional complaint has been filed with the PDC outlining again how Russell failed to file electronically, failed to file debts in a timely manner, deliberately filed using incorrect dates (Russell, who attended the Clark County Lincoln Day Dinner as a congressional candidate on February 6, having bought 4 tickets for the pre-dinner price of $60 each ($240) he has reported the date as March first in one C4 filed manually, and April 12 in another C4 filed electronically.) Filed that debt on two different dates, one over 2 months after it was incurred and filed a congressional debt using state representative funds. (His Lincoln Day Dinner tickers for $240 were purchased while he was a congressional candidate and not a candidate for state representative and thus, are not eligible for payment from state representative campaign funds.)
It's really kind of hard to make the law when, for whatever the reason, you refuse to follow the law.
Ain't it, Jon?
As we all know, Jon Russell has been breaking the law of the Public Disclosure Commission since he announced for state representative after his abysmal run for Congress.
The requirements are clear and have been posted here many time: anyone anticipating expending $10,000 in a campaign must file electronically.
I filed a complaint against Russell for each of the 3 weeks after he passed the $10,000 mark. Of course, I never should have had to file such a complaint: in the interest of transparency, Russell should have embraced the filing system for donations and expenditures that has been the template for many other states around this country.
Finally, Russell has filed electronically. But in filing electronically, even more efforts to hide expenditures and use state representative campaign funds to pay debt from his abortive Congressional campaign.
An additional complaint has been filed with the PDC outlining again how Russell failed to file electronically, failed to file debts in a timely manner, deliberately filed using incorrect dates (Russell, who attended the Clark County Lincoln Day Dinner as a congressional candidate on February 6, having bought 4 tickets for the pre-dinner price of $60 each ($240) he has reported the date as March first in one C4 filed manually, and April 12 in another C4 filed electronically.) Filed that debt on two different dates, one over 2 months after it was incurred and filed a congressional debt using state representative funds. (His Lincoln Day Dinner tickers for $240 were purchased while he was a congressional candidate and not a candidate for state representative and thus, are not eligible for payment from state representative campaign funds.)
It's really kind of hard to make the law when, for whatever the reason, you refuse to follow the law.
Ain't it, Jon?
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
New PDC complaint filed against Russell.
As pointed out earlier, Jon Russell continues to violate the PDC laws by failing to file his campaign reports electronically.
I find that unacceptable and a pattern of behavior troubling in what is a responsible elected official sworn to uphold the laws of this state. As a result, CCP (me) has again filed an additional complaint against Russell for failing to meet the requirements to file electronically since he again filed manually.
Transparency is supposed to be more then a catch phrase. The entire point of reporting donations and expenditures is to let those interested who actually have given... and received... campaign funds.
Candidates should do everything they can to let the world know who is supporting them with their money. Continuing to deliberately violate PDC rules is not the way to make that happen.
I find that unacceptable and a pattern of behavior troubling in what is a responsible elected official sworn to uphold the laws of this state. As a result, CCP (me) has again filed an additional complaint against Russell for failing to meet the requirements to file electronically since he again filed manually.
Transparency is supposed to be more then a catch phrase. The entire point of reporting donations and expenditures is to let those interested who actually have given... and received... campaign funds.
Candidates should do everything they can to let the world know who is supporting them with their money. Continuing to deliberately violate PDC rules is not the way to make that happen.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Will Russell continue to violate PDC law? Stay tuned!
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As regular readers know, there is no lie or exaggeration that Jon Russell won't tell about himself... or his fake doctor wife.
But what most don't know is that Russell has been violating the Public Disclosure Commission rules and laws since the first time he filed.
You see, if you, as a candidate, intend to spend over $10,000 on your campaign, you are required by law to file electronically, so the information in question is readily available by searching the records database.
Russell knows this. Clark County Politics has filed numerous PDC complaints against Russell, the same guy who took an oath to uphold the laws of this state when he was sworn in as a Washougal City Councilman... the same laws that he so cavalierly violates every day he runs for an office that will enable him to both bail on the people of Washougal and on his family shortly after his wife gives birth to their 3rd child... all so he can go up to Olympia, and then around the district and the whole area playing the role of big shot.
The PDC's immediate response was to send out this email to ALL candidates:
A review of Russell's file indicates that he's raised a little over $11,000, which means that there is no excuse for failing to file electronically instead of manually via fax or mail.
Why does a serving elected official break the laws of this state? It's because he does not care. It's because he has no respect for the law. The irony of a law-breaker trying to scam people into making him into a law MAKER is just too hard to miss.
EVERY DAY that goes by, Russell is breaking the law. That makes his contempt for the law obvious.
And that is just another of the many reasons why he's unfit to hold ANY elective office.
By close of business today, Russell is required to file any C-3 (campaign donation) and any C-4 form (Campaign deposit and expenditures) electronically.
How much do you want to bet that, once again... this scofflaw will break the law and file manually... if at all?
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As regular readers know, there is no lie or exaggeration that Jon Russell won't tell about himself... or his fake doctor wife.
But what most don't know is that Russell has been violating the Public Disclosure Commission rules and laws since the first time he filed.
You see, if you, as a candidate, intend to spend over $10,000 on your campaign, you are required by law to file electronically, so the information in question is readily available by searching the records database.
Russell knows this. Clark County Politics has filed numerous PDC complaints against Russell, the same guy who took an oath to uphold the laws of this state when he was sworn in as a Washougal City Councilman... the same laws that he so cavalierly violates every day he runs for an office that will enable him to both bail on the people of Washougal and on his family shortly after his wife gives birth to their 3rd child... all so he can go up to Olympia, and then around the district and the whole area playing the role of big shot.
The PDC's immediate response was to send out this email to ALL candidates:
From: Jennifer Hansen [mailto:jennifer.hansen@pdc.wa.gov]
Sent: Thursday,June 24, 2010 5:32 PM
Subject: PDC Filing Reminder - Weekly C-3s
Importance: High
A filing reminder from the PDC for 2010 candidates and their treasurers:
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Mailed reports are filed when they are postmarked; electronically filed reports are filed when they are transmitted. E-filed reports can be submitted 24 hours a day. Any candidate may e-file contribution and expenditure reports, candidates who spend or expect to spend $10,000 must e-file their reports.*
A review of Russell's file indicates that he's raised a little over $11,000, which means that there is no excuse for failing to file electronically instead of manually via fax or mail.
Why does a serving elected official break the laws of this state? It's because he does not care. It's because he has no respect for the law. The irony of a law-breaker trying to scam people into making him into a law MAKER is just too hard to miss.
EVERY DAY that goes by, Russell is breaking the law. That makes his contempt for the law obvious.
And that is just another of the many reasons why he's unfit to hold ANY elective office.
By close of business today, Russell is required to file any C-3 (campaign donation) and any C-4 form (Campaign deposit and expenditures) electronically.
How much do you want to bet that, once again... this scofflaw will break the law and file manually... if at all?
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
This week's PDC Complaint Winner is..... Jon Russell!
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As readers know, last week I filed a 5 count PDC Complaint against Jon Russell.
That complaint alleges:
Yes, this is certainly the Jon Russell we all know and love.
Only.... he didn't. And, apparently, doesn't.
Because he is STILL filing manually, in violation of a rather clear requirement as outlined above.
So, to that end, I AGAIN filed an ADDITIONAL PDC complaint against Russell for again failing to file electronically. And when he fails to file electronically NEXT week, I will AGAIN file a complaint against him for that.
I guess in Russell's world, he don't need no stinking rules.
Just like we don't need him in government.
Cross posted on Clark County Politics.
As readers know, last week I filed a 5 count PDC Complaint against Jon Russell.
That complaint alleges:
First, if you and anticipate spending more then $10,000 in a campaign, then you must file electronically.
I understand why a career politician type like Russell wants to hide as much of his campaign as possible. But the rules are the rules, and they're fairly straightforward, and certainly someone who constantly reminds us that he owns a clinic (as if that's any reason to vote for him) while having a nothing-but-political-resume' should have no trouble figuring out the PDC rules....
Should he?
Second, it’s really naughty to pay off congressional campaign debt with state representative campaign dollars.
I know Russell is an abysmal fund raiser. Who would actually WANT to give money to him? Months on the Congressional campaign trail.... and Russell could only raise $30,000.
Don Benton, while running for the US Senate, raised that in a week.
Third, it's just as naughty to falsely report the date of a debt on a C-4.
Fourth, did you really believe you could list March debt on an April C-4 reported May 10th?
And finally, when you use those darn consultants, an itemization of their services is required.
Especially those consultants you're paying while they trash someone... or others... without mentioning, even in passing, that you're still paying them.
Yes, this is certainly the Jon Russell we all know and love.
The PDC seems to have agreed with my position, or the following email was just a huge coincidence:
So, you see, the part about filing electronically seems fairly straightforward and simple enough that even Russell, who seemed stumped as to what his duties were as Chair of the Washougal City Council Finance Committee, given his horrific overwatch of the Sellers Debacle and the $100,000 that still vaporized should be able to get it.From: Jennifer Hansen [mailto:jennifer.hansen@pdc.wa.gov]
Sent: Thursday,June 24, 2010 5:32 PM
Subject: PDC Filing Reminder - Weekly C-3s
Importance: High
A filing reminder from the PDC for 2010 candidates and their treasurers:
....
Mailed reports are filed when they are postmarked; electronically filed reports are filed when they are transmitted. E-filed reports can be submitted 24 hours a day. Any candidate may e-file contribution and expenditure reports, candidates who spend or expect to spend $10,000 must e-file their reports.*
Only.... he didn't. And, apparently, doesn't.
Because he is STILL filing manually, in violation of a rather clear requirement as outlined above.
So, to that end, I AGAIN filed an ADDITIONAL PDC complaint against Russell for again failing to file electronically. And when he fails to file electronically NEXT week, I will AGAIN file a complaint against him for that.
I guess in Russell's world, he don't need no stinking rules.
Just like we don't need him in government.
Cross posted on Clark County Politics.
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