Casey Harrison
2/16/23
(Las Vegas Sun) A voter advocacy group filed a complaint today with the Federal Election Commission against Republican Nevada U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown, alleging “potential illegal coordination” between his 2022 campaign and a political spending group that spent so-called soft money to promote Brown.
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The complaint was filed by End Citizens United, a group that describes itself online as “Democratic activists fighting for true campaign finance reform.” The group has twice endorsed U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, the Democratic incumbent Brown is running against.
The seven-page complaint alleges Brown either directly or by proxy funded a Super PAC called Citizens For Nevada, which in turn spent money to fund his campaign, allegedly in violation of federal campaign finance law.
In a statement, End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller called Brown a “walking campaign finance violation” and is urging the FEC to open an investigation into the matter.
“It appears that he organized a scheme to channel his big donors to support a super PAC that supported his campaign in an effort to circumvent federal limits on campaign contributions,” Muller said in the statement.
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“Considering that Mr. Brown’s campaign was by far MWE’s largest client and the close ties between MWE personnel and Mr. Brown have continued through today, there is a strong likelihood that information passed from the Campaign to CFN (Citizens For Nevada),” the complaints says.
In November, End Citizens United filed a different complaint against Brown.
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End Citizens United alleges Duty First appeared to have raised funds without disclosing to donors the funds would go toward debt retirement, which they contend is an FEC violation, among other violations.