Subject: FW: Texas Democrats file complaint with the FEC regarding Ted Cruz’s violation of federal election campaign laws
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Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 11:35:48 -0700

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From: Press Texas Democratic Party [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 2:35 PM
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Subject: Texas Democrats file complaint with the FEC regarding Ted Cruz’s violation of federal election campaign laws

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For Immediate Release

April 25, 2016

Contact: Tariq Thowfeek, (832) 429-8217, [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

Texas Democrats file complaint with the FEC regarding Ted Cruz’s violation of federal election campaign laws

Austin, TX -- Today, the Texas Democratic Party filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission regarding Ted Cruz’s violation of federal election campaign laws.

According to a Politico article written earlier this month, “A fundraiser for Ted Cruz may have broken election law by suggesting that supporters at an official event give unlimited donations to an allied super PAC...” [Politico, April 7, 2016<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/ted-cruz-keet-lewis-super-pac-donations-221656>]

Click here to listen to Ted Cruz Campaign official violating federal election laws in Dallas, Texas. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3dFpzANr5w&feature=youtu.be>

At this event, the Cruz Co-Chair asked attendees to contribute funds in unlimited amounts and make corporate contributions to a Super PAC, Stand for Truth PAC. That is against the law.

Cruz for President also decided to place and publicize a solicitation table for the Stand for Truth PAC at its own event, flagrantly disregarding the limits of the law. Keet Lewis, Cruz for President campaign National Co-Chair stated, "If you hit your max then we have a table for you that is the unlimited table...It can take corporate dollars, it can take partnership dollars, and that’s the super PAC, Stand for Truth, so pick up some of that information."

Texas Democratic Party Executive Director Crystal K. Perkins issued the following statement:

“There's no other way to put it: Tea Party Republican Ted Cruz’s campaign broke federal election campaign laws. Soliciting donations that exceed federal limits is illegal and that is exactly what Senator Cruz’s campaign and his campaign’s National Co-Chair reportedly did at a recent campaign event.

“Senator Cruz’s campaign disregarded the law and brazenly asked supporters to give both unlimited contributions and contributions from corporations to a Stand for Truth PAC supporting Senator Cruz’s campaign. This is the exact kind of corporate corruption democrats fight against every day.

“The Texas Democratic Party is calling on the FEC to immediately investigate the full scope of Cruz’s violations, seek the maximum financial penalties, and enjoin future violations of the law.”

Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement:

“We’ve already seen that Ted Cruz will lie, cheat, and say anything to gain power. Today, it is a violation of federal campaign laws that Ted Cruz needed to push aside to claw ahead. Tomorrow, it may be the education system for our children, the healthcare of our families, the infrastructure of our country, the welfare of our planet, or the retirement of our senior citizens.

“Ted Cruz’s blatant disregard for the law is yet another reason why he is unfit to lead our country.

“Ted Cruz isn’t the only Texas Republican who doesn’t seem to have any regard for the law. Our Republican AG here, Ken Paxton, used taxpayer money to bankroll one of Ted Cruz’s operatives, which is categorically unacceptable.”

Background:

Click here to listen to Ted Cruz Campaign official violating federal election laws in Dallas, Texas. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3dFpzANr5w&feature=youtu.be>

Click here to view the Texas Democratic Party’s FEC Complaint against Senator Ted Cruz, Cruz for President, J. Keet Lewis, and Stand for Truth PAC.<http://www.txdemocrats.org/pdf/TDP-Complaint-on-Ted-Cruz-4_22_16.pdf>

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