Can White Use Senate Money in Gov's Race?
If we didn't think campaign finance law was confusing before this morning, well, we do now.
At 5 a.m. we posted "The $4.2 Million Question," explaining that Bill White could transfer over all of the money he'd raised in his U.S. Senate campaign to his nascent run for Governor. We quoted four different sources saying essentially the same thing: that nothing prevented the Houston mayor from accessing every dollar originally contributed for a federal race for a state race, and that he wouldn't have to ask his donors for permission to do so. The ...
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hmmm
Well, looks like either you didn't read Reeve Hamilton's post or he didn't read yours. His Brief dated today still says "How much money does White have? All $4.2 million White raised in his Senate bid (and then some) can be used to run statewide, including the $4,800 donated to his campaign by Shami."
Nice editing.