Formal complaints allege campaign finance violations by 2 of Arkansas' state treasurer candidates
State Rep. Mark Lowery, R-Maumelle, and state Sen. Mat Pitsch, R-Fort Smith, will vie for the Republican nomination for the constitutional office in the May 24 primary.
A complaint submitted to the Arkansas Ethics Commission on April 4 alleges that Pitsch over-reimbursed himself for campaign mileage, while a complaint submitted to the commission Monday contends that Lowery filed misleading or incomplete campaign finance reports and that he has not reported a 2017 bankruptcy filing that he is in the process of resolving on his statements of financial interest.
Arkansas Ethics Commission Director Graham Sloan said he could not confirm the complaints' existence because the law requires the commission to keep pending matters confidential.
Sloan said all violations of laws under the Ethics Commission's jurisdiction carry the same sanctions, which can include the issuance of a public letter of caution, warning or reprimand and/or the imposition of a fine ranging from $50 to $3,500.
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