TPJ Files Ethics Grievance Against Perry

by Brandi Grissom
June 22, 2010
8 Comments

Texans for Public Justice, a nonprofit watchdog group, filed a complaint today urging the Texas Ethics Commission to require Gov. Rick Perry to provide detailed reports of campaign spending on living and entertainment expenditures related to the Governor's Mansion.

TPJ alleges that Perry violated campaign disclosure laws by not itemizing how it spent more than $800,000 for such items as food, beverages and flowers. Instead of itemizing the spending, the campaign routinely reports lump sums as much as $63,000 as simply "Mansion Fund." Since 2001, the campaign reported 145 “Mansion Fund” expenditures totaling more than $816,000 ...

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Comments (8)

June 22, 2010 @ 1:13 p.m.

Sue Ann Smith via Texas Tribune on Facebook

I'm curious, why do you say his rental property is "just outside of Austin"?
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June 22, 2010 @ 1:28 p.m.

Daniel Day via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Hey conservatives. Perry Isn't a Conservative. For if he was, he would be living in an apartment for $1 a month and saving government waste.

And why Anti Toll road people keep voting for this guy is beyhond me.
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June 22, 2010 @ 1:31 p.m.

Marga Simmons via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Go TPJ! "Perry campaign spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said there's no need for an itemized listing of the Mansion expenditures. "Everything is in accordance with the law and the practice of past governors," Frazier said."
We can't go back and be concerned with the practices of past governors, I'm sure we'd find infractions that we as taxpayers would have liked to have changed! We want to know what the current governor is doing! In this day, in this economy, we need transparency and full accountability from Perry. Folks in this state are living by the skin of their teeth and are asked to make economic sacrifices daily. I hope the report is forthcoming.
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June 22, 2010 @ 1:48 p.m.

Karen Darden Rankin via Texas Tribune on Facebook

@Sue Ann-the Governor is living in a home outside current Austin city limits in western Travis County.
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June 22, 2010 @ 1:50 p.m.

Bob Brown via Texas Tribune on Facebook

There's nothing to see here, just move on. That sure sounds wishful on their part.
I think we shopuld have a open forum to discuss such things, like, oh, let me think....A Debate!
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June 22, 2010 @ 7:12 p.m.

Casey McKinney via Texas Tribune on Facebook

taxpayers are footing the bill for perry's rent, 10k a month.
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June 22, 2010 @ 9:43 p.m.

Melody Simon via Texas Tribune on Facebook

@Bob: I'm not sure even a poor debate performance (inevitable) would do anything to sway the opinion of this man by most Texans. Term limits anyone?
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June 23, 2010 @ 3:28 p.m.

Mary Lynn VanZandt Neill via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Wonder what the price tag was for the moron who tried to torch it?Anybody know?Term limits,absolutely,he broke his word(how very odd) this term,anyway.Must be the Machismo getting to him,the gun-totin' runner and all.Danger on them Texas roads,you know.
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