'Sara Rodriguez for Wisconsin' Campaign Fires Campaign Manager
The campaign said it found inaccurate and incomplete reports, including possible duplicate donations ranging from $5 to $1,000, before the August primary.
- Gov. Sara Rodriguez fired campaign manager Kara Spencer on July 12 after discovering serious mismanagement and inaccuracies in campaign finance filings, announcing the termination through a news release sent around 9:30 p.m.
- Staff discovered the errors and financial management issues late last week, identifying multiple instances of apparent duplicate contribution listings in Rodriguez's January report where donors appeared twice, with duplicates ranging from $5 to $1,000.
- Rodriguez's January report, filed at 2:13 a.m. on January 16 hours after the deadline, showed more than $618,000 raised; after reviewing the inaccuracies, Rodriguez acquired campaign account access and dismissed Spencer.
- The campaign announced plans to contact the Wisconsin Ethics Commission on Monday morning to correct filing errors, while officials stated the campaign will continue building support to defeat Republican candidate Tom Tiffany in November.
- With a primetime debate airing July 28 on WISN 12, the staffing change comes less than four weeks before the August 11 primary where Rodriguez faces four other Democratic candidates for governor.
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Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez fires campaign manager in Democratic primary for governor
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, a Democratic candidate for governor, has fired her campaign manager less than a month before the Aug. 11 primary, citing “serious mismanagement and inaccuracies” in the campaign finance reports she prepared. The post Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez fires campaign manager in Democratic primary for governor appeared first on WPR.
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