Pat Anderson makes another financial error
Latest campaign finance report doesn’t disclose key contribution
News Release | October 29, 2010
SAINT PAUL - Once again, Republican State Auditor candidate Pat Anderson has filed a campaign finance report with errors in the numbers.
Anderson’s latest filing with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board covers contributions and expenditures through October 18, but it does not account for a heavily publicized in-kind contribution of an IPod Touch 8GB with a retail value of $229 that was received before that date.
Anderson’s campaign began widely promoting a raffle for an Ipod Touch during the last reporting period, including through her Web site and the Republican blog site Rogue On, which both said "Pat has received an in-kind contribution of an Apple Ipod Touch 8GB" on October 18, before the closing of the last reporting period. Persons who contributed $20 or more were entered into a drawing to win.
Anderson was required by state law to report it on her latest report. The report lists only one in-kind contribution, for “postage, printing.”
“Anderson wants the top numbers job in the state, and yet even now, she continues to have errors in the numbers. Overseeing over $20 billion per year in local government spending is a big job, and every dollar counts,” said Auditor Otto. “As your State Auditor, I will continue to make sure the numbers add up,” said Otto.
Anderson’s error is the latest in a series in and out of office stretching back eight years.
Pat Anderson's ongoing pattern of errors goes back 8 years
- Errors in Anderson's 2010 Claims about her own travel expenses
- Errors in Anderson's 2010 Attack on Rebecca
- Errors in Anderson's 2010 E-Verify social security scandal
- Errors in Anderson’s 2009 Gubernatorial campaign finance report
- Errors in Anderson’s 2008 State Auditor campaign finance report
- Errors in Anderson's 2006 Computer theft social security scandal
- Errors in Anderson’s 2005 School Financial Trends Report
- Errors in Anderson’s 2004 Special Districts Report
- Errors in Anderson’s 2004 County Finances Report
- Errors in Anderson’s 2002 State Auditor campaign finance report
Gambling with the law
After the Minnesota Progressive Project reported that the raffle was a violation of state gambling laws that forbid campaigns from using raffles to raise money, Anderson adjusted the raffle so that anyone could enter and a contribution was not required.
