[Coop]

Does Pennsylvania have restrictions on anonymous donations?

I would imagine so. To my knowledge all donations over $400 (I think??) require a name and employer for tracking purposes. But I've pinged some PA folks who may be able to better answer your question.

[P-40]

But I've pinged some PA folks who may be able to better answer your question.

Thanks. I like to keep all donations anonymous and some states have rules against that.

[Dems_R_Losers]

Re: donations - this is a federal race and so Pennsylvania has no jurisdiction over fundraising. Federal election law limits individual contributions to $2000 per election (i.e. primary and general.) Any contribution over $250 must be itemized by the candidate on their FEC reports with the name and occupation of the donor listed. State of residence does not matter. So anyone can contribute up to $2000 to Ms. Irey's campaign, so long as they don't mind being named on her FEC report.

You might want to check with an election law expert to make sure that having Ms. Irey on a live thread here will not constitute a "campaign contribution" by FreeRepublic, which might have to be reported as an "in-kind" contribution to her campaign. We do not want to give Mr. Murtha any ammunition to throw at Ms. Irey. I'm assuming that because many forums such as Hugh Hewitt and Daily Kos are actively promoting certain candidates and urging members to contribute to their campaigns, there is no legal restriction on such promotions.

[jla]

From the post-contribution survey page at Diana Irey * U.S. Congress: How You Can Help

Federal law requires us to use our best efforts to collect and report the name, mailing address, occupation and name of employer for each individual whose contributions exceed $200 in a calendar year.