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After failing to disclose many donors, Ken Paxton files corrected campaign finance report
by Patrick Svitek, Texas TribuneAttorney General Ken Paxton, who is in a hotly contested primary, has filed a corrected campaign finance report after he did not disclose a large portion of his donors from the last six months of 2021.
The corrected report was filed Monday, 13 days after it was due to the Texas Ethics Commission. On the original report, Paxton left $2.1 million of his $2.8 million fundraising haul unitemized, meaning he did not include donor information for those who helped give the $2.1 million and who were required by law to be identified. His campaign cited technical issues and promised to file an amended report.
On the amended report, Paxton's campaign said it has now "itemize[d] all contributions" and dealt with duplicate records.
"The [campaign] continues to resolve some of the issues, and we are happy to provide additional information to the TEC regarding the issue," the campaign said.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/31/ken-paxton-campaign-finance/
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