OPINION — We expect our representatives to handle the big picture. That doesn’t mean they get a free pass on the basics.
Bernadette Greene-Placentia’s campaign-finance mess raises serious questions about her potential as a representative for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District.
Public Federal Election Commission records show she is running two separate, simultaneously active candidate committees, both designated as principal campaign committees. Federal rules require one principal committee per candidate. Operating two creates unnecessary complexity, dual reporting and greater risk of inconsistencies in public disclosures. Most of the money flows through one committee while the other sits nearly dormant.
