TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 26, 2022

Former Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell contends the transfer of money from her state political action committee to a super PAC that supported her failed congressional bid this summer was legal. But a watchdog group says Harwell’s actions are “outside the law,” which prohibits more than $5,000 in state election funds from being used for federal campaigns, Tennessee Lookout reports. The Campaign Legal Center says it is considering filing a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against the campaign. Harwell claims the use of the funds was vetted by attorneys and accountants working for her campaign. Harwell lost the Republican primary for the seat to former Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles.