Kevin de Leon has millions in Calif. political accounts that he can't use for US Senate campaign
by Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
Oct 23, 2017
4 minutes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - When California Senate leader Kevin de Leon launched a run for the U.S. Senate last week, he had $3.8 million in campaign cash and a big problem: The money was raised for state contests and can't just be rolled into his effort to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein in 2018.
Federal law prohibits transferring funds raised for state committees into a campaign for U.S. Senate.
Legal experts and political strategists say there are legal, though heavily restricted ways that some money raised for state campaigns could end up helping de Leon with his quest for Washington, but the path is fraught with potential controversy as opponents will scrutinize every move for
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