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Campaign Finance - Rubio, Marco Rubio for US Senate, Response to FEC Re: October Quarterly Report (2014)

Marco Rubio for US Senate Committee · April 11, 2015

The Marco Rubio for US Senate campaign committee responds to a Federal Election Commission inquiry regarding alleged excessive contributions and duplicate entries in its October 2014 quarterly report. The letter details corrective actions including donor reattributions, redesignations, and refunds issued to comply with federal contribution limits.

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Marco Rubio for US Senate RECEIVED SECRETARY OF THE SENATE PUBLIC RECORDS 15 APR 15 PM 2:52 April 11, 2015 Jill Sugarman Senior Campaign Finance & Reviewing Analyst Federal Election Commission c/o Secretary of the Senate 232 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 ID Number: C00458844 Reference: October Quarterly Report (7/1/14-9/30/14) Dear Ms. Sugarman: This letter is in response to your request for additional information, dated March 12, 2015. 1. Your letter indicates that the Committee disclosed one or more contributions that appear to exceed the limits set forth in the act. The Committee is aware of the contribution limits. In the case of an individual, if the contribution cannot be presumptively reattributed to a spouse or redesignated to a subsequent election, the Committee either sends a verified reattribution letter or refunds the excessive portion within 60 days of receipt. The Committee sends all presumptive reattribution and redesignation letters within 30 days or receipt and always gives the donor the option of making a change or requesting a refund. When the Committee receives contributions from other political committees that cause an excessive total, the Committee contacts the other political committee and requests a verified redesignation. If this is not received, the Committee issues a refund. The following is a response to each contributor listed in your letter: Yvonne Berry: The contribution on 8/7/14 was actually for $200, not $2000. This was correctly disclosed on the October Quarterly Report. This donor is not excessive. Robert Diener: This donor was a duplicate entry in our system. The corrected entry will be disclosed on the April 2015 Quarterly Report. In addition, a refund in the amount of $800 was issued on 3/31/15 and will be disclosed on the April 2015 Quarterly Report. James Heavener: This donor was a duplicate entry in our system. A refund in the amount of $2000 was issued on 3/31/15 and will be disclosed on the April 2015 Quarterly Report. Douglas Leone: The excessive portion of the contribution was redesignated on 10/31/14. This was disclosed on the 2014 Year End Report. Patricia Leone: The excessive portion of the contribution was redesignated on 10/31/14. This was disclosed on the 2014 Year End Report. 15020130997 Paid for by Marco Rubio for US Senate
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Marco Rubio for US Senate Thomas Smith: This donor was a duplicate entry in our system. A refund in the amount of $1980 was issued on 3/31/15 and will be disclosed on the April 2015 Quarterly Report. Dian Graves Stai: A refund in the amount of $7800 was issued on 12/29/14. This was disclosed on the 2014 Year End Report. Mary Wolf: Refunds in the amount of $250 were issued on 7/28/14 and an additional $1040 refund was issued on 12/23/14. These were disclosed on the October 2014 Quarterly Report and the 2014 Year End Report. The Committee now de-dupes and performs reviews of the data weekly to identify any excessive contributions that may have been missed during the initial processing. Once excessive contributions are identified, the Committee takes steps to either reattribute, redesignate or refund if necessary. For presumptive reattributions and redesignations, the Committee notifies the contributors in writing within 60 days of receipt and gives the contributor the opportunity to change this designation or request a refund as required by the Commission regulations. For excessive contributions that cannot be presumptively reattributed or redesignated, the excessive portion of the contribution is refunded within 60 days of receipt of the original contribution, with most being issued within the same reporting period. In addition, we have asked our database vendor to review the files to make sure it has de-duped the records. We have also asked that they retrain their staff to properly input contribution data in the first instance. We are also reviewing our processes to ensure that we are taking every step to avoid these issues in the future. 2. Your letter indicates that the above referenced report discloses contributions that appear to be from a corporation or labor organization. Campos Land Company, Neurosurgical Associates of St. Augustine LLC, Secure Health Tech LLC and Titan Production Company LLC are all partnerships. Partner attribution has been requested and will be disclosed on future reports if it is received. Sincerely, Lisa R. Lisker Lisa Lisker Assistant Treasurer 15020130998 Paid for by Marco Rubio for US Senate
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FedEx express United States Senate Post Office From: (703) 549-5705 Michelle Daniel Lane 228 S Washington St, Ste 115 Alexandria, VA 22314 Ship To: (202) 721-8322 Public Records Office US Secretary of the Senate 232 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20510 Origin to NOAA FedEx E BILL SENDER 201205220000xx Ship Date: 11APR15 Address: 2319 POC: 587332NET1810 Delivery Address Bar Code Phone #: n/a PO #: Dept #: TR# 7733 4730 4667 PRIORITY OVERNIGHT MON - 13 APR 10:30A 19 YKNA 20510 DC-US IAD U.S. SENATE TRACKING NUMBER 10-064827 729 RT 2 10:30 4667 04.13 FZ Sent by 16 Senate Post Office APR 13 2015 Sent by Senate Post Office APR 15 After printing this label: 1. Place the printed page along the perforated line. 2. Fold the printed page along the perforated line. 3. Place label in shipping pouch and affix it to your shipment so that the barcode portion of the label can be read and scanned. Warning: Use only the printed original label for shipping. Using a photocopy of this label or shipping purpose is fraudulent and can result in additional billing charges, along with the cancellation of the account number. The service conditions in the current FedEx Service Guide, available on fedex.com, will not be responsible for any claim in excess of $100 per package unless you pay an additional value charge. Document your actual value. Recovery cannot exceed actual value. 6660E102051 Insert shipping document here.
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JULIE ADAMS SECRETARY DANA K. MACALLUM SUPERINTENDENT HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING SUITE 232 WASHINGTON, DC 20510-7116 PHONE (202) 224-0322 United States Senate OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OFFICE OF PUBLIC RECORDS THE PRECEDING DOCUMENT WAS: HAND DELIVERED Date of Receipt USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL Date of Receipt Postmark USPS REGISTERED/CERTIFIED Postmark USPS PRIORITY MAIL Postmark DELIVERY CONFIRMATION OR SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION LABEL USPS EXPRESS MAIL Postmark OVERNIGHT DELIVERY SERVICE: SHIPPING DATE NEXT BUSINESS DAY DELIVERY FEDERAL EXPRESS 4/11/15 UPS DHL AIRBORNE EXPRESS RECEIVED FROM FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION Date of Receipt POSTMARK ILLEGIBLE POSTMARK FAX Date of Receipt OTHER Date of Receipt or Postmark PREPARER DH DATE PREPARED 4-15-15 2/28/2015 15020131000
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