State Campaign Finance Office Clears Dykema Campaign on Senior Picnic
The Massachusetts Republican Party had alleged wrongdoing.
State Rep. Carolyn Dykema's campaign committee did not violate state campaign finance laws by accepting corporations' door prize donations for Dykema's anual picnic for area seniors this August, the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance says. The state agency ruled after investigating a complaint alleging the Dykema Committee "received corporate contributions from local incorporated businesses when those businesses donated gift certificates and merchandise to be distributed" during that event for seniors in Dykema's district, state campaign finance office Director Michael J. Sullivan told Dykema in a Nov. 20 letter. The Dykema campaign distributed the letter to the media Sunday night. The Massachusetts Republican Party …
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Kelly Roney
3:48 pm on Friday, December 14, 2012
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