12 Retiring, Ex-, or Deceased Congressmen with Active Campaign Websites

[DonViejo]

By Eric Ostermeier on February 24, 2014

One announced his retirement last September. Another died in October. One resigned last week. A dozen members of Congress that aren't running for reelection still have active campaign websites - that accept financial donations

Since the 113th Congress convened 417 days ago nearly 30 U.S. Representatives have announced they would not run for reelection, have resigned from office, or decided to run for a political position outside of the federal government.

However, even though their days in Congress are either over or numbered, retirements and resignations have not stopped many of these U.S. House members from not only maintaining their campaign websites, but also actively accepting contributions to such campaigns that do not exist.

Not to mention the active campaign website of one congressman who died over four months ago.

A Smart Politics analysis finds that through February 23rd, a dozen U.S. Representatives from the 113th Congress who have announced their retirements, resigned, or died in office still have campaign websites that actively solicit campaign contributions.

The most eyebrow-raising among these is the reelection website of former 22-term Florida Republican Bill Young. Young died last October 18th and a special election to fill his seat will be held in less than a month.

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http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/smartpolitics/2014/02/12_retiring_ex-_or_deceased_co.php

[Hoppy]

1. I would rather the money go to his website

than to the Republican wanker who wants to replace him.

[Mass]

2. Some of these people have announced their retirement days ago (Rush Holt, for example).

There are a lot of things that are a lot more objectionable.

[Sunlei]

3. Probably because it's legal? Mrs. Clinton just closed her Pres. website, took years to pay off debt

[former9thward]

4. There may be abuses but expenses do not stop just because you announce retirement or even die.

If you have a political committee there are years of forms to be filed and accounting to be done. Costs money.

[davidpdx]

5. True

It very well could be some are trying to pay off campaign debts. Presidential candidates generally take awhile to pay off the debt, especially if they are on the losing end. I wonder how many of those still have outstanding debts.