TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 5, 2017
State Sen. Brian Kelsey, R-Germantown, is under scrutiny for potentially reimbursing donors from his failed Congressional campaign using cash from his state campaign account, The Tennessean reports. Kelsey allegedly funneled thousands of dollars from his state campaign to lawmakers that donated to his campaign for the Republican nomination for the 8th District U.S. Congressional seat. Kelsey and his colleagues deny any coordination or wrongdoing, but an attorney with the Washington, D.C.-based Campaign Legal Center said that the payment amounts and dates of transactions appear to be a "straw donor scheme" and could warrant a Federal Election Commission investigation.