Ted Cruz Sues Federal Election Commission
5 years, 9 months ago

Ted Cruz Sues Federal Election Commission

NPR  

Ted Cruz Sues Federal Election Commission Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images A new lawsuit by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, targets an obscure provision of campaign finance law. He said, "It should not matter whether the donor makes that contribution before Election Day or after Election Day to retire the politician's personal campaign loan." Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said the provision helps only two kinds of candidates: those "who can raise enough money from special interests" and "ultra-wealthy candidates" who can pour money into their campaigns. Sponsor Message Meredith McGehee, a veteran of the campaign-finance debates now with the reform group Issue One, said Cruz "is trying to change the lens, if you will, from being about corruption into free speech and the ability to spend your own money, because that's where this court has been sympathetic."

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Ted Cruz’s Senate Campaign Has Spent Thousands At Beauty Spas
2 months, 1 week ago

Ted Cruz’s Senate Campaign Has Spent Thousands At Beauty Spas

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Ted Cruz has spent thousands of dollars from his campaign account at beauty spas over the years, potentially breaking rules against personal use of campaign funds. It’s not clear what the money was spent on, though the most expensive package the spa advertises on its website costs $250 and provides “HydraFacial skin-renewing treatments” to “help you …

Struggling Ted Cruz accuses Democrats of breaking rules to help opponent
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Struggling Ted Cruz accuses Democrats of breaking rules to help opponent

Raw Story  

"In complaint, Ted Cruz says Democrats broke campaign finance laws to help Colin Allred" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz accused national Democrats on Thursday of illegally exceeding contribution limits to his …

Ted Cruz cut himself $555,000 check from his own campaign after favorable SCOTUS ruling: report
2 years, 2 months ago

Ted Cruz cut himself $555,000 check from his own campaign after favorable SCOTUS ruling: report

Raw Story  

On Monday, Business Insider reported that after Sen. Ted Cruz won a Supreme Court case eliminating a 2002 campaign finance law, he cut himself a $555,000 check from his own campaign, a self-payment that would not have been legal prior to the decision. "However, the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act — championed by the late Republican Sen. John McCain of …

Supreme Court lets Ted Cruz pay himself back money he lent to his campaign – and kick John McCain’s ghost
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court lets Ted Cruz pay himself back money he lent to his campaign – and kick John McCain’s ghost

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Supreme Court released a ruling on a case regarding …

Supreme Court rules for Sen. Cruz in campaign finance case
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court rules for Sen. Cruz in campaign finance case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority sided Monday with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and struck down a provision of federal campaign finance law, a ruling that a dissenting justice said runs the risk of causing “further disrepute” to American politics. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority that the provision “burdens core political speech without proper …

How Ted Cruz gets around a key campaign finance rule
2 years, 9 months ago

How Ted Cruz gets around a key campaign finance rule

Salon  

Under U.S. campaign finance law, candidates can directly donate no more than $2000 per election to other candidates. But Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, journalist Roger Sollenberger reports in the Daily Beast, found a way around that when he "poured a staggering $137,183 into the House campaign for Cassy Garcia, his former staffer turned Texas congressional candidate." "Along the way, …

Justices seem sympathetic to Cruz in campaign finance case
2 years, 11 months ago

Justices seem sympathetic to Cruz in campaign finance case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Members of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday seemed sympathetic to Sen. Ted Cruz in a challenge the Texas Republican brought to a provision of campaign finance law limiting the repayment of federal candidates’ loans to their campaigns. The provision says that if a candidate loans his or her campaign money before an election, the campaign cannot …

High court adds 5 cases, including one brought by Ted Cruz
3 years, 3 months ago

High court adds 5 cases, including one brought by Ted Cruz

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday added five new cases to its calendar for the term that begins next week, among them a challenge to federal election law brought by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. Cruz, a former Supreme Court clerk, loaned his campaign $260,000 during his successful 2018 bid for reelection, when he defeated Beto O’Rourke. The …

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