Rep. Elijah Cummings left $1 million in campaign funds when he died. His treasurer says he had a plan for it

Baltimore Sun via MSN ^ | 12/31/19 | Jeff Barker

[Libloather]

WASHINGTON — The late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore left $1 million in unspent campaign funds, according to election records. That raised an unanswered question: What happens to all that money now?

In Washington, the campaign accounts of deceased and former lawmakers can legally stay active for years. Under federal election rules, the “Cummings for Congress Campaign Committee” is permitted to contribute - within certain limits - to federal, state or local candidates, political party committees or political action committees. That’s a course that many other congressional campaign accounts have taken.

But Cummings, a Democratic House leader known for his dedication to civil rights and to Baltimore, had other ideas, according to one of his chief political aides.

Before his death Oct. 17, Cummings expressed that he wanted the unspent funds donated to youth programs, such as those helping needy students pay for college, campaign treasurer Ronald Thompson said in an email to The Baltimore Sun.

[ridesthemiles]

Just like writing & approving OBAMACARE & EXEMPTING themselves from all those rules.

The corruption-—large & small is the entire girder structure of the Dems & the RINOS.

The gravy train needs to be permanently derailed.

[Erik Latranyi]

The corruption-—large & small is the entire girder structure of the Dems & the RINOS.

I am sure there is an exemption for family members who work for companies regulated by the elected family member as well.

Remember when Pelosi defended congressional insider trading? She demanded they needed to be exempt because they are told so much, such trades could not be avoided.