Congressional & Candidate Complaints

Jen Jordan, candidate for Georgia Supreme Court, failed to file her mandatory Personal Financial Disclosure report by the state’s deadline, leaving voters without important financial information just weeks before Election Day. The Coolidge Reagan Foundation called on Jordan to immediately file the overdue disclosure and urged the Georgia Ethics Commission to hold her accountable. The other three candidates in contested Supreme Court races had filed their required reports. This was not Jordan’s first disclosure violation. During her 2022 campaign for Attorney General, she was penalized and reached a settlement for violating the same Personal Financial Disclosure requirements. Unfortunately, a change in Georgia law preventing the Ethics Commission from accepting complaints filed within 60 days of an election limited accountability before Election Day. The Coolidge Reagan Foundation called Jordan out for failing to comply with Georgia’s disclosure requirements and urged the Ethics Commission to hold her accountable.

From questionable social media posts to suspicious donations, Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s conduct demonstrated potential violations of the Voting Rights Act and federal campaign finance laws. Our Department of Justice (DOJ) complaint cited a video Crockett posted depicting cartoon versions of herself and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez violently attacking a Republican voter, which could be classified as voter intimidation under federal law. The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) complaint outlined a disturbing pattern of violent and inflammatory rhetoric, including Crockett’s public vow of “full-on combat” with the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—and connected that rhetoric to incidents of vandalism targeting Tesla vehicles. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint exposed suspicious ActBlue donations to Crockett’s campaign, including numerous transactions allegedly made Complaints Against Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) Cite Suspicious Donations and Violent Rhetoric without the donors’ knowledge, raising serious questions about transparency and compliance with campaign finance rules. [ DOJ Complaint ] [ OCE Complaint ] [ FEC COMPLAINT ]

Our team believes those serving in public office must be held accountable for spreading hate and misinformation. That’s why we filed a formal complaint with the State Bar of Michigan calling for an investigation and disciplinary action against Rep. Rashida Tlaib for antisemitic and discriminatory statements made in the wake of the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The complaint outlined how Tlaib’s public remarks, including her use of rhetoric long recognized as a call for the eradication of Israel, violate the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct and call into question her character and fitness to practice law. The filing noted Tlaib’s censure by the U.S. House of Representatives for her repeated antisemitic statements and false accusations against Israel and the Biden administration, arguing that her behavior undermines the integrity of the legal profession. [ Michigan Bar Complaint ]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez allegedly obtained a congressional email address for her boyfriend, Riley Roberts, even though he was not employed by her office. Our complaint made the case that this constitutes misuse of official House resources, violating ethics rules that restrict personal use of government services. This followed a previous complaint the foundation filed with the FEC, which alleged that Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign and an affiliated PAC funneled thousands of dollars in payments to Riley Roberts during the early stages of her campaign, potentially violating campaign finance laws prohibiting personal use of campaign funds. Together, the filings add to ongoing scrutiny of Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign and office operations, including separate allegations that her former chief of staff, Saikat Chakrabarti, used PACs and private companies to obscure nearly $1 million in campaign-related transfers. [ FEC Complaint ]