campaign finance

Correction: This article was corrected to reflect the correct total donation limit imposed on local candidates who run for Sheriff. MCFA-Complaint-L-v.-Jackson-17-May-2024_RedactedDownload by P.D. Lesko May was Derrick Jackson's…

Note: This article has been updated with comments from Ann Arbor City Clerk Jacqueline Beaudry, and corrected. by P.D. Lesko Mayor Chris Taylor has twice vetoed City Council resolutions passed that would have changed the City's…

by P. D. Lesko According to the Wayne County Clerk and campaign finance records, Washtenaw County Chief Asst. Prosecutor Victoria Burton-Harris is on her way to being referred for prosecution by the Michigan Attorney General. Under AG…

This article was made possible by donations to the Ann Arbor Independent FOIA Fund. Click here to donate. by P.D. Lesko Campaign finance statements show that Washtenaw County's Chief Asst. Prosecutor Victoria…

Update: Derrick Jackson's campaign submitted the required statement Feb. 17, 2023. The Clerk's office posted the amended statement Feb. 22. There will be no fine assessed for the amended campaign finance report. The article is updated to…

by P.D. Lesko 9/8/22: Updated with comments from the Michigan Department of State and Washtenaw County Clerk Larry Kestenbaum. The Michigan Secretary of State's Elections Bureau received a complaint in March 2021 that alleged Ann…

by P.D. Lesko When filing to run, candidates for elected office sign affidavits swearing their campaign finances are in proper order. Between 2018 and 2020, Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor purchased multiple Facebook ads, but his…

by P.D. Lesko Ann Arbor City Council member Elizabeth Nelson (D-Ward 4) ran as an unknown in 2018 for a four-year term. Nelson is running for re-election in 2022. According to her pre- and post-election campaign finance statements filed…

Politicos who miss campaign finance deadlines often make headlines. How politicos handle their own campaign finances is seen as a relevant gauge to determine how honest and responsible they'll be if put in charge of taxpayer money and…