A conservative watchdog group filed a complaint Monday over a left-wing super PAC’s massive spending in the Montana Republican Senate primary.
Americans for Public Trusts (APT) complaint Working with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against an organization called Last Best Place PAC Established in September It is funded by Majority Forward, a group founded in 2023 and aligned with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. (Related: Criminal investigation into Cori Bush’s campaign finances long delayed, watchdog group says)
Read the complaint:
“Last Best Place PAC made significant expenditures without ever submitting independent expenditure reports within 48 hours as required by law. “Information and the specific candidates whose independent expenditures support or oppose are unlawfully concealed from the public,” APT’s complaint alleges. federal election campaign law.
“Without this report, Last Best Place PAC is in violation of the Act and fails to meet the legal requirements and basic transparency standards that all other independent spending committees must adhere to. ” the complaint added.
The Last Best Place cost $5.8 million toShady Sheehy” and “It’s definitely suspicious” The New York Times depicts Sheehy as a wealthy outsider businessman. report.
Last Best Place does not have a 48-hour spending report FEC page.Group end of 2023 report It is shown that it received $2.1 million from Majority Forward from its inception to the end of December 2023. Last Best Place did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Mr. Sheehy is a political novice, a Navy SEAL backed by the Republican Senate leadership and Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte of Montana. Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale, who lost to incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in 2018, is expected to challenge Sheehy.
Rosendale is Until then Submit your candidacy notification on March 11th.
