received a letter from the FEC<\/a> indicating that the Commission deadlocked on the legal question of whether there is reason to believe that Kid Rock violated federal campaign finance laws and has, consequently, \"closed the file in this matter.\""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Known as \u201cAmerican Bad Ass\u201d to legions of fans, music star Kid Rock was living up to the nickname in his fledgling campaign for one of Michigan\u2019s seats in the U.S. Senate.\u00a0In a complaint filed September 1, 2017, with the Federal Election Commission and Department of Justice, Common Cause accused Kid Rock of violating federal election laws by acting as a Senate candidate while failing to register his candidacy, comply with contribution restrictions and publicly disclose contributions to his campaign.<\/p>\r\n
Warner Bros. Records, Kid Rock\u2019s label, also is targeted in the complaint; the company is accused of violating federal law and commission regulations by facilitating and acting as a conduit for contributions to the Kid Rock campaign.<\/p>\r\n
\u201cRegardless of whether Kid Rock says he\u2019s only exploring candidacy, he\u2019s selling \u2018Kid Rock for Senate\u2019 merchandise and is a candidate under the law. This is campaign finance law 101,\u201d said Paul S. Ryan, Common Cause\u2019s vice president for policy and litigation. \u201cGiven the activities we\u2019ve documented in the complaint, he can\u2019t reasonably claim to be merely testing the waters of candidacy and thus exempt from candidate filing requirements. He is a candidate and is obligated to abide by all the rules and make the same disclosures required of everyone else running for federal office.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
Common Cause is asking the FEC and DOJ to launch investigations of Kid Rock\u2019s campaign and to \u201cimpose appropriate sanctions for any and all violations\u201d along with \u201cadditional remedies as are necessary and appropriate to ensure compliance\u201d with the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA).<\/p>\r\n
The complaint notes that while he has not formally declared his candidacy, Kid Rock already has a campaign website,\u00a0http:\/\/kidrockforsenate.com<\/a>, and is using a link to a Warner Bros. Records website to sell campaign T-shirts, yard signs, hats and bumper stickers, bearing the \u201cKID ROCK FOR US SENATE\u201d logo.<\/p>\r\nKid Rock also is promoting his candidacy on social media. Since July, the complaint notes, the musician has maintained a Twitter account, @KidRockSenator, that has been hawking the sale of campaign materials. On July 29, that account tweeted \u201cDonate to the campaign! Get your gear! #PoliticsNation\u201d along with an image of \u201cKID ROCK FOR US SENATE\u201d merchandise with the text \u201cSHOP NOW.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
The Twitter account also has linked to an article on \u201cThe Gateway Pundit\u201d website that details results of a poll showing Kid Rock leading incumbent Sen. Debbie Stabenow, the complaint says.<\/p>"}}]},"yoast_head":"\n
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