ResolvedCampaign & Elections
accepting excessive campaign contributions and failing to file required disclosure documents
Lori Trahan
DemocratMA-3 · Representative
August 18, 2019
First Reported
July 16, 2020
Concluded
11 months
Duration
3
Actions Taken
What Happened
In September 2019, Trahan was accused of accepting excessive campaign contributions and failing to file required disclosure documents. In December 2019, the House Committee on Ethics published the Office of Congressional Ethics Report and Findings and Trahan's response. In July 2020, the House Committee on Ethics published its report dismissing the charges since the alleged excessive contributions were part of joint holdings with her spouse and any reporting errors were unintentional.
Timeline
August 18, 2019Office of Congressional Ethics
recommended further review by the House Committee on Ethics
Source →December 17, 2019House Committee on Ethics
published the Office of Congressional Ethics Report and Findings and the member's response
Source →July 16, 2020House Committee on Ethics
published its report dismissing the charges since the alleged excessive contributions were part of joint holdings with her spouse and any reporting errors were unintentional
Source →Data: GovTrack.us Misconduct Database (CC0 public domain)