Austin Alonzo
12/7/23
(The Epoch Times) According to Florida Division of Elections data, Friends of Ron DeSantis raised about $225.9 million during its life and spent about $141.3 million, leaving about $84.5 million. Election watchdog groups objected to the transfer of cash from a state PAC, formed to support Mr. DeSantis in a Florida election, to a national PAC backing his presidential ambitions.
Campaign Legal Center and End Citizens United (ECU) both filed complaints with the FEC, alleging the transfer was illegal. In June, ECU called the move an attempt to circumvent federal law by changing the officers, name, and website of Friends of Ron DeSantis days before the presidential campaign announcement.
“Ron DeSantis’s transfer of these funds is a flagrant and egregious violation of federal law,” ECU President Tiffany Muller said in a release about the complaint. “These rules are designed to safeguard against undue influence over elected officials and outright corruption.”