Tea Party Texas Rump Parliament at times aka Texas Conservative Coalition Accused of Breaking Elections Laws

http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/tomball/news/complaint-alleges-texas-conservative-tea-party-coalition-violated-election-code/article_227f3c84-0cec-11e4-886d-001a4bcf887a.html

A complaint has been filed with the Texas Ethics Commissioner against the Texas Conservative Tea Party Coalition because of its failure to file a required eight-day campaign-filing report before the May 27 Republican primary runoff elections.

The complaint was filed July 2 by Bill O’Sullivan, treasurer for The Woodlands-based Texas Patriots PAC. In O’Sullivan’s complaint, he alleges that some of the donors to the coalition might be companies or firms that do business with the county.

“I personally believe that this was a willful violation to conceal donors as I expect county vendors will be involved …,” O’Sullivan stated in the complaint.

But Duane Ham, chairman of the coalition, said while he doesn’t think his group violated the law, at end of the day, he protected donors from potential harassment from the PAC and not because of any connection with the county.

“If they had the eight-day report, they would have attacked those people at the polls,” Ham said. “Protecting the people who get involved with politics without being drug through the mud, I’m OK with that.

“They want to know who the donors are so they can tear the good people down.”

Not filing the eight-day report is a violation of Texas Elections Code 254.041 according the TEC website.

Donors for the Texas Conservative Tea Party Coalition

John Causey – $500

Michael Stoecker – $25,000 Loan

Halff Associates State PAC – $250

Ranney McDonough – $1,000

Cameron Maxedon – $250

Kim Cook – $400

Jeff Cannon – $545

Will Metcalf – $1,750

Bryan Yeates – $500

Wade Nelson – $545

Randy Roan – $1,500

Dennis Byrd – $125

Howard Riney – $125

Ray Milne – $125

Nick Allenby – $125

Craig Doyal – $1,500

Wayne Stroman – $1,200

Cecil Bell – $3,100

Rachel & John Anderson – $500

J.R. Harris – $550

Troy & Linda Stuckey – $1,170

Vince Ross – $70

Linda Mock – $160

Kristi Leggett – $75

Mark Holt – $100

Michon Kingsley – $170

Debbie Glenn – $55

Duke Coon – $1,000

Timothy & Marlene Weems – $1,000

Omero L Del PAPA, III – $1,000

Henry Brooks – $1,000

Richard Sheldon – $3,000

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