Campaign ads are everywhere during the final stretch of the 2024 election cycle, making it a multi-billion-dollar industry each election. However, there are federal rules and regulations regarding the dissemination of this information.
A national campaign finance watchdog organization has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Sam Brown.
"Look, we think Sam Brown is a walking campaign finance violation. This is actually our third FEC complaint against him this cycle alone because he continues to violate the rules," said End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller.
End Citizens United says the Sam Brown campaign accepted work illegally for the production of a campaign video that appeared on social media.Â
"Now we're seeing ads that are valued at tens of thousands of dollars from another super PAC. He is just clearly unwilling to follow the law. We're going to continue to hold him accountable," said Muller.
The payments in question are between Sam Brown's campaign, Duty First Nevada Pac, and Pathfinder Strategies, which produced the b-roll.
End Citizens United emphasizes that super PACs cannot directly contribute to or provide anything of value to political campaigns, as stipulated by the Federal Election Campaign Act.
The fine for this specific violation could amount to the cost of the service, which in this case would be approximately $34,000.
The crux of the End Citizens United case against Brown is that he was discovered coordinating and offsetting costs with a Super PAC.
"We spend a lot of time working to root out corruption in our system. And, to hold people accountable for following the rules on the books," said Muller.
The Sam Brown campaign claims to adhere to the rules, stating that it is common practice for a campaign or Super PAC to download videos from a website for their ads, as any legal expert will confirm. They point out that the PACs supporting Jacky Rosen engage in this practice regularly.
The Sam Brown campaign provided us with the following response,
"End Citizens United is a Democrat super PAC that has endorsed Jacky Rosen and funnels millions in dark money to support far-left politicians and file bogus lawsuits for headlines. Now that the race is tightening and more Nevadans are choosing to abandon career politician Jacky Rosen, it's no surprise this democrat organization is up to their old dirty tricks against the person who threatens their power most -- Sam Brown, who is fighting to end taxes on tips, make housing more affordable, lower the cost of living, and stop establishment hacks like Rosen and her cronies from destroying Nevada's economy any further. This partisan attack is nonsense; it's perfectly legal to share this soldier's story, and they know it. Why don't they want you to see it?" -Raegan Lehman, Communications Director for Sam Brown for Nevada
