For unclear reasons, it appears state House Republicans have handed off the ball to the Michigan Republican Party in a beef about Democratic state Rep. Mark Meadows’ praise of his potential successor in a taxpayer-funded newsletter.
Kim Jorns, executive director of the Michigan Republican Party, filed a formal campaign finance violation compliant against Meadows of East Lansing on Tuesday, according to Gongwer News.
The complaint, filed with the Secretary of State’s office, alleges Meadows violated campaign finance law by stating in his newsletter in August that he hoped his former chief of staff, Susan Schmidt, would be elected to his seat in 2012. Meadows is term-limited.
Meadows has said it wasn’t a violation because Schmidt wasn’t a candidate at the time. She has since declared her intent to run.
Last month, House Republicans filed a complaint against Meadows with the Secretary of State, saying it was an improper use of the taxpayer-funded newsletter, which was distributed by email. However, the Secretary of State dismissed it on a technicality.
