Most GOP candidates miss deadline for personal disclosure reports

[mrjarrell]

And these are the people that some folks are so excited to see run for office? This is the most basic of tasks in any campaign and all but Stutzman blew it.

via Courier Journal

WASHINGTON -- Four of the five GOP candidates in the May 4 U.S. Senate primary in Indiana failed to file their personal financial disclosure statements by the required deadline this month.
The forms, similar to those filed annually by members of Congress, show candidates' sources of income and major assets and debts, reported in broad ranges.State Sen. Marlin Stutzman -- whose major asset is Stutzman Farms, worth between $500,000 and $1 million -- is the only candidate who filed a disclosure report.
The reports were due 30 days before the primary.
Democrats attacked former Sen. Dan Coats, whom they expect to be the GOP nominee, saying his failure to file hurts his credibility.
“Why won't Dan Coats file his disclosure and let Hoosiers know how much money he made and where his money came from?” said Adam Elkington, a spokesman for the Indiana Democratic Party.
Coats spokesman Pete Seat said the campaign relied on faulty advice from counsel and thought the report was not due until May 15.
Brian Sikma, a spokesman for Richmond financial adviser Don Bates Jr., likewise said “there was some ambiguity as to the deadline.”
Carl Little, a spokesman for former Rep. John Hostettler, said Hostettler was in “House of Representatives mode” and that because he wasn't sent the disclosure packet as he'd gotten when in the House, it didn't enter his mind to file. Little said Hostettler plans to file “as soon as humanly possible.”
A spokesman for tea party activist Richard Behney's campaign did not respond to a request for comment.

Hope they managed to pay their taxes on time.

 

[CarmelHP]

OP doesn't want Coats criticized.

 

[Indiana Feller]

It's funny when asked in Huntington they seemed to know when the deadline was. Glad Marlin got his in. Any bets Coats money is mostly out of state?

 

[Truckerman79]

And these are the people that some folks are so excited to see run for office? This is the most basic of tasks in any campaign and all but Stutzman blew it.

via Courier Journal

Hope they managed to pay their taxes on time.

Whooooooooooooooooooooooooo cares

 

[Ogre]

Didn't the same thing happen in the last POTUS election? wasn't Barr the only one to have his paperwork submtted prior to the deadline?

And as we see, following procedural rules matters not if you have an R or D next your name....

 

[mrjarrell]

Whooooooooooooooooooooooooo cares

Those of us who pay attention care.

 

[CSK22]

Hope they managed to pay their taxes on time.

Word, which they most likely wont. Sounds familiar to a guy in charge of our money doesn't it?

 

[mrjarrell]

Word, which they most likely wont. Sounds familiar to a guy in charge of our money doesn't it?

Exactly. If they can't handle on of the simplest, yet crucial, campaign duties how are they going do when they're sitting in DC?

 

[CarmelHP]

OP doesn't want Coats criticized.

 

[mrjarrell]

I"m sure it's relevant to the primary race. It's not to the subject of failure to file campaign documents, tho.

 

[CarmelHP]

OP doesn't want Coats criticized.

 

[irishfan]

Sure it is, maintaining the law license is a legal obligation voluntarily undertaken, and he has failed that obligation, just like failing to file his finance report. He has a history of not keeping obligations, like his forgotten promise to vote against the AWB.

So why was he suspended? Because he let his license expire? If that is the reason then what is the issue with letting it expire when he is a lobbyist and not a lawyer?

 

[mrjarrell]

Sure it is, maintaining the law license is a legal obligation voluntarily undertaken, and he has failed that obligation, just like failing to file his finance report. He has a history of not keeping obligations, like his forgotten promise to vote against the AWB.

Maybe he no longer wishes to practice law? I guess if someone were interested they could contact his campaign and ask. I'm looking forward to seeing the gop candidates fined for missing their filing deadline. Not that it's likely to happen in this state.

 

[Designer99]

Very interesting. What was he suspended for?

So, Dan Coats has been suspended from the practice of law since 2003 and nobody has even raised the issue.

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Attorney Number:[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] 12364 02 [/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Attorney Name:[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] MR DANIEL RAY COATS [/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Firm Name:[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Address 1:[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Address 2:[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] 6027 HALLOWELL PLACE [/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]City:[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] FORT WAYNE [/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]State:[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] IN [/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Zip:[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]46815-0000[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Phone:[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Admit Date:[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]05/24/1972[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Status:[/FONT]

Suspended ​

Status Date:

05/21/2003​

 

[CarmelHP]

OP doesn't want Coats criticized.

 

[Clay]

Suspended doesn't necessarily mean he was forcefully suspended. It could, and probably does, just mean that he is no longer a practicing lawyer.

 

[CarmelHP]

OP doesn't want Coats criticized.

 

[irishfan]

No, suspended is a rules violation. As I wrote in the reply immediately prior to yours, you can tell the Supreme Court clerk you are inactive or retired, but not doing that if you simply do not wish to practice is an ethical breach and suspension is an imposed discipline.

From what I am reading it seems that most people could care less that he did not keep his license to practice as he is not acting as a lawyer anymore.

 

[CarmelHP]

OP doesn't want Coats criticized.

 

[mrjarrell]

Perhaps, but this isn't a thread solely about Coats. It's about the incompetence of all of them except Stutzman. Hostettler included.