Thanks to Dana Reed and his team at the political law firm of Reed & Davidson LLP for the updated info on contribution limits per state law.
For 2007/2008 you can now give:
$24,100 to candidates for Governor
$6,000 to other statewide candidates (I assume this includes Board of Equalization)
$3,600 to candidates for state legislature
$6,000 to PACs that support candidates (I think this is different from a pure independent expenditure committee)
$30,200 to political party’s (for the purpose of supporting state candidates)
UNLIMITED to state parties (for non-State candidate support)
$390 in gift value to any decision making government official or staff member
However, I would encourage anyone who writes more than a couple political checks a year to keep in close touch with their favorite political attorney/treasurer to make sure you are not breaking any rules–putting yourself, your business and the candidates you support in a perilous situation.
Happy giving.
January 2nd, 2007 at 12:00 am
On behalf of FlashReport readers everywhere, I will express my profound disappointment that this handy information about limits was not accompanied by a signature Probolsky editorial about the stupidity of laws that limit free speech rights, such as the ability to give funds, unfettered, to any candidate one chooses. Perhaps, Adam, you are loosing that fiery touch? Or are you warming to John McCain?