Bob Brunton for State Assembly 2014, Robert L. Brunton Jr., and Jeffrey D. Wald

Recordkeeping

Fine: $3,500

FPPC No. 16/468

This matter arose from an audit performed by the Franchise Tax Board’s Political Reform Audit Program.  Bob Brunton was a successful candidate for Assembly District 25 in the June 3, 2014 Primary Election, and unsuccessful in the November 4, 2014 General Election. Bob Brunton for State Assembly 2014 was his candidate-controlled committee. Jeffrey D. Wald was the Committee’s treasurer. The Committee, Brunton, and Wald failed to maintain adequate records for contributions and expenditures from February 13, 2014 to October 6, 2014, in violation of Government Code Section 84104 (1 count). The Committee, Brunton, and Wald also failed to report a loan from Brunton to the Committee on a pre-election campaign statement for the reporting period of July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014, in violation Government Code Section 84211 (1 count).