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Aaron Schock hit with FEC complaint

April 30, 2012
Politico.com

By JOHN BRESNAHAN

Two congressional watchdog groups lodged a complaint with the Federal Election Commission Monday alleging that GOP Rep. Aaron Schock violated federal campaign rules when he solicited a $25,000 donation from House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to be used in a bitter Republican-on-Republican primary.

The complaint by the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 asserts that Schock’s action violated a prohibition on lawmakers raising more than $5,000 for any super PAC.
 

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Anti-incumbent group to designate Eric Cantor donation for specific primary

April 10, 2012
Washington Post
By Paul Kane,

Trying to defuse a political a firestorm on Capitol Hill, the founder of an anti-incumbent political committee said Tuesday that his group will agree to desig

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Lawmaker from Peoria repays campaign for Greek hotel stay

March 23, 2012
Chicago Tribune

U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock used campaign funds to pay $1,100 bill

WASHINGTON — Rep. Aaron Schock of Peoria billed his campaign for a $1,136 stay at a luxury hotel in Greece in 2009, but repaid the money after a watchdog group reported it, an aide said Thursday.

Schock, 30, a Republican in his second term in Congress, stayed at the Hotel Grande Bretagne during a trip to Athens on Oct. 1, 2009, according to Steven Shearer, his chief of staff. The hotel advertises "breathtaking" views of the Parthenon, and rooms starting at $284.

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