How corporate PAC money could end up in the personal coffers of Sens. JD Vance and Markwayne Mullin

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 16:10

Republican Sens. JD Vance of Ohio and Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma — Sens. JD Vance and Markwayne Mullin have been paying off personal loans to their campaigns at the same time that they're accepting corporate PAC dollars.
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Sen. Ted Cruz single-handedly altered campaign finance rules last year via a Supreme Court case.
Federal lawmakers can now pay themselves back for large personal campaign loans after an election.
Two freshman GOP senators have been doing just that — while also taking corporate PAC money.

Republican Sens. JD Vance of Ohio and Markwayne Mullin of Indiana have spent the last year-and-change using campaign cash to pay themselves back for hefty loans they sunk into their 2022 Senate bids.