Rep. Dalto nailed over 527

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Questions: how many Reps in U.S. did this and if yes, in concert?

http://statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051030/STATE/510300321


State Rep. Billy Dalto created an independent political committee last year to raise money for President Bush's Oregon campaign, but his venture flopped and he dug into his own re-election contributions to pay himself for his work.

Democrats and those who monitor Oregon campaigns are questioning Dalto's venture because he paid himself $1,800 -- more than one-third of the money raised -- and created a type of committee designed to skirt campaign finance limits and minimize outside scrutiny.

Dalto, R-Salem, said that his activities were legal and motivated by a desire to see the Bush-Cheney campaign prevail in Oregon after it shifted resources to other states with better prospects of defeating the Kerry-Edwards ticket.

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Dalto, then a rookie lawmaker in a tight re-election race against Salem Democrat Claudia Howells, created Americans for a Brighter Tomorrow to solicit wealthy Republican donors for Bush. The Statesman Journal confirmed the formation of Dalto’s “527 committee” through a review of a campaign-finance report filed last month.

A 527 committee, named for Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Service code, is a tax-exempt political committee that is created by individuals or groups, including candidates, elected officials, labor unions and independent advocacy or nonprofit organizations.