Sudden sunlight: GOP House hopeful reveals personal finances after Raw Story investigation
Raw StoryA Republican congressional candidate in one of the nation's most competitive 2024 House races has publicly disclosed his personal finances, as required by federal law, after a Raw Story investigation revealed he had failed to do so. Tom Barrett, a former Michigan state senator and representative who is running for the House seat in Michigan’s 7th District, filed his candidate financial disclosure report on Nov. 2, a day after Raw Story reported he was nearly three months late in filing his disclosure. According to a Raw Story review of federal election fundraising data, Barrett filed his statement of candidacy on July 7 and raised $5,000 by July 10, meaning his disclosure was due Aug. 9. The Ethics in Government Act says that “knowing and willful failure to file, report required information on, or falsification of a public financial disclosure report” could be subject to investigation by the Department of Justice.
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