Mortensen broke the rules by controlling an unregistered political committee
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA – Today, the Minnesota DFL Party filed a complaint against Representative Erik Mortensen and the North Star Liberty Alliance with the Campaign Finance Board related to NSLA’s failure to register with the Board and Rep. Mortenson’s illegal exercise of control over the political committee.
The North Star Liberty Alliance is an overtly-partisan organization focusing its attacks on the “radical left” and its other political enemies. As such, it is required to register with the Campaign Finance Board and disclose all of its contributions and expenditures. Instead, it hides its activities behind the false mantle of non-partisan organization focused on promoting liberty.
Rep. Mortensen pulls the strings of the Alliance and recently sent a fundraising letter describing all of the things “we” will do to defeat his political opponents. This is a violation of Minnesota campaign finance law, which prohibits candidates from exercising direct or indirect control over a political committee. A copy of the complaint has been attached to this email.
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