| In Cassidy's most recent FEC report, Lane Grigsby, the owner of Cajun Contractors that is attempting single-handedly to unseat Rep. Don Cazayoux by supporting both Republican Bill Cassidy and Independent Michael Jackson, has, along with his wife, daughter, son-in-law, and his CFO's wife, illegally contributed $8,700 to Republican hopeful Bill Cassidy. Don't believe me ... read the law (pdf alert):
§ 441a. Limitations, contributions, and expenditures
(a) Dollar limits on contributions.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (i) and section 315A (2 U.S.C. § 441a-1), no person shall make contributions-
1(A) to any candidate and his authorized political committees with respect to any election for Federal office which, in the aggregate, exceed $2,300*
*This limit was raised to 2,300 for individual contributions in accordance with the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
I don't have a problem with several individual family members maxing out ... that's fine. If several individual family members give more than they are allowed to give, that's illegal. That's a broken law. And it is CLEAR that the Cassidy campaign and Lane Grigsby, his family and a friend have broken the law:
| Donor |
Relation to Lane Grigsby |
Most Recent Donation |
Prior Donation |
Amount Over Limit |
| L. Lane Grigsby |
Owner, Cajun Construction |
$2,300 on 10/28/08 |
$2,300 on 10/13/08 |
$2,300 |
| Bobbi Grigsby |
L. Lane's Wife |
$2,300 on 10/28/08 |
$1,800 on 10/13/08 |
$1,800 |
| Michael Moran |
L. Lane's son-in-law |
$2,300 on 10/28/08 |
$1,300 on 10/28/08
$1,000 on 10/13/08 |
$2,300 |
| Jackie Graugnard |
Wife of Cajun CFO, Milton Graugnard |
$2,300 on 10/28/08 |
$2,300 on 10/28/08 |
$2,300 |
I knew that Republican hopeful Bill Cassidy was determined to be a Congressman, but I didn't realize that he'd be willing to break the law to do it, as federal election law states that one can only donate $2,300 per election.
It's also nice to see L. Lane Grigsby be so vigilant about following the law in this regard. After all, he's the guy pushing money towards Independent candidate Michael Jackson and Republican Bill Cassidy. There are rumors flying that L. Lane is the one paying for the Jackson billboards all over Baton Rouge, since there is no disclaimer as to who has paid for them, as required by federal election law. |
