I just read a funny line from a Jack Sieglock news release touting his fund raising prowess and name ID.  With just seven donors to his 2010 bid for the Assembly District 10 seat, Sieglock has topped the $100,000 mark ($100,000 came from himself).

But my favorite line in the release reads:

"Moreover, since the June 30th deadline, Sieglock has brought in an additional $50,000 in contributions and commitments."

Perhaps I have cause to be angry at my friend Dana Reed, one of the top political lawyers in the state who usually keeps me posted on important new developments in campaign finance law even though he rarely gets to send me a bill.  Dana, has the FPPC ruled that candidates must track "commitments" to their campaigns?  I doubt it.  What a nightmare that would be.

I am a donor to Sieglock opponent Paul Hegyi so I doubt the Sieglock campaign will take advice from me.  But this is a good lesson for other campaigns.  Promoting commitments in a news release does not pass the smell test.

This entry was posted on Monday, August 3rd, 2009 at 12:00 am and is filed under Blog Posts.