Campaign Finance Archives

Another Janet Mills Scandal

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Maine Governor Janet Mills has been hailed as a leftist hero for “standing up to Trump.” Democrats across the land hailed her, lauded her, and smiled their Cheshire grins, putting her on the national map. People know who Janet Mills is, but with great exposure comes the opportunity for vulnerability. Mills put her state squarely … Read more

Why Can’t You Show Us Where The Missing $169K Was Spent?

February 18, 2025 Steve MacDonald

If you are reading this, it has been sixteen days since the Committee to Elect House Republicans (CTEHR) was publicly informed of the need to submit corrected campaign finance reports to the Secretary of State’s Office to account for missing expenditures totaling nearly $170,000.00. If you’ve been following the story, you’ll know that, according to … Read more

We’re Still Waiting For Those Campaign Finance Report Corrections

February 11, 2025 Steve MacDonald

It has been a week and a day, give or take, since we reported on House leadership’s response to several Election Law (specifically campaign finance) complaints. The Committee to Elect House Republicans (CTEHR) appears numerically challenged, having somehow misplaced over 169,000 dollars between 2022 and 2024. To provide a bit of contrast, I could probably … Read more

House Leadership Needs To Explain Where The Money Went

February 10, 2025February 4, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Yesterday, we published a story on an election law complaint citing discrepancies between donations to the Committee to Elect House Republicans (CTEHR) and the campaign finance reporting. Just under 170,000 dollars is unaccounted for. When asked for comment, Majority Leader Jason Osborne replied (in part) that, While this does not excuse the oversight, had Rep. … Read more

Oprah-Clooney-Swift-Deniro-Celebrity Fail

November 9, 2024 Steve MacDonald

Celebrities endorsed Kamala’s candidacy under the impression it could move voters to vote…for Kamala.

Harris Campaign Raised $1.2 Billion

November 5, 2024 Ray Cardello

The Kamala Harris campaign raised a record $1.2 billion in contributions. The Democrats will tell you that most donations are five or ten dollars. But to raise over one billion dollars for a 100-day campaign, anyone with a brain knows the millionaires and billionaires on both coasts had their pens flying across their checkbooks. The … Read more

Goodlander Hides Behind Out-Of-State Money

November 1, 2024 Arlene Quaratiello

How can a Congressional candidate who has received 87.5 % of her campaign contributions from out-of-state donors truly represent New Hampshire? How can you trust a candidate who suddenly rents an apartment in the district she seeks to represent after spending years elsewhere? How can you believe a candidate who avoids debate opportunities and relies … Read more

Scary Question: Does America Spend More on Elections or Halloween Candy?

October 19, 2024 Dan Backer

October will be a wild, whacky ride in America. Not only is it a presidential election year, but American consumers are already preparing their Halloween decorations, costumes, and enough candy to sweetly forget about the impending political storm. From The Donald to Taylor Swift to cackling Kamala, 2024’s batch of Halloween costumes will be something to behold. … Read more

Will Lily Get 50% of the GOP Money?

September 14, 2024 Julie Smith

Let’s talk about GOP money for federal office campaigns. 2024 is not a senatorial year, so that simplifies the discussion. There are two seats in the House, each representing 50% of Granite Staters. One would think that the pie is divided evenly, and the two pieces would go to Lily Tang Williams and Councilor Russell Prescott, … Read more

Virginia Probes Top Dem Fundraising Platform For ‘Fraudulent’ Behavior

August 4, 2024 Op-Ed

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Friday that his office is investigating ActBlue for allegations of fraud across the state. ActBlue is the premier fundraising platform for the Democratic Party and has facilitated billions of dollars in contributions since 2004. Miyares sent a letter to ActBlue warning the organization that it is now under investigation for collecting suspicious … Read more

Are Attorney Bolton and Bob Burns Kindred Spirits?

July 28, 2024 Julie Smith

My RTK journey began almost 2 years ago when the City of Nashua was appraised for new property values (Laurie Ortolano has a wealth of examples to supplement mine). Shocked by my personal copy of their report, I sought to know specific methods in which specific types of properties were appraised, compared to one another, … Read more

So Kids, What Did We Learn From This Week’s House Session (6/13/24)?

June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 Judy Aron

Today, we learned that this was the last day of the House Session until the Fall when we come back for “Veto Day.” Today’s program included three memorials by colleagues who remembered past House Members who passed away this year.

Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain!

April 23, 2024 Norm Silber

As the 2024 election season gets underway in earnest (although it has actually been going on for quite some time already), it is probably useful to look behind the curtain of (a) political “consultants” and (b) political contributions through organized groups.

Why Kelly Ayotte’s Pile of Campaign Cash Has Nothing to Do with Her Running for Governor (Not Exactly)

December 12, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Former US Senator Kelly Ayotte left DC after one term to land on the boards of a bunch of different companies, including “BAE Systems, Caterpillar, Bloom Energy, Blackstone Group, News Corp., Boston Properties, and Blink Health, as well as the advisory boards of Microsoft, Chubb Insurance and Cirtronics.”

Who is Using Act Blue to Launder Money To Democrat PACs and Campaigns in Other People’s Names?

March 30, 2023 Steve MacDonald

The O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) has uncovered what looks like a massive money laundering scam. The names of Act Blue donors in Maryland were used to move tens of thousands of small-dollar contributions from third parties without their knowledge.

Tim McGough – Perhaps a Tough Fighter, Not So Much on “Financially”

November 3, 2022 Skip

So far, I’ve posted twice of his campaign finance filings – the first on the lack thereof, which seemed to spur him on to get himself caught up (the second one). His official NH campaign filings are in those posts. However, it still left questions as the aggregated “financial story” of his campaign is easily summarized by this: