Potential Financial Disclosure Violations Discovered?

Ted Hatfield, candidate for Republican State Executive Committeeman District Six failed to report the four ads that ran once of the four weeks in the Knoxville Focus. They must be reported as expenditures or if the paper ran them as in kind contributions they are to be reported as in kind. This report covers all expenditures (including in-kind) from July 1 – July 26, 2010. They are not included.

Suzanne Dewar, candidate for Republican State Executive Committeewoman District Six has this Treasurer appointment of Jack Huddleston that was filed on March 10, 2010. This financial disclosure filed on April 7, 2010 the treasurer is Jack Huddleston. This filing of July 12, 2010 and this filing of July 27, 2010 indicate that the Treasurer is Vera Jo Catlett, however the appointment of Mrs. Catlett was never filed. Mrs. Dewar also had newspaper ads in the Knoxville Focus between July 1 – 26, 2010 that were not reported.

Betty Jones, candidate for Democrat State Executive Committeewoman District Six with this July 8, 2010 and this July 29, 2010 filing. Jones was exempt from detailed filing due to contributions and expenditures of less than $1,000 raised and spent during a reporting period. Jones also had ads in the Knoxville Focus that were not reported.

Gregg Lonas, candidate for Democrat State Executive Committeeman District Six with this July 12, 2010 filing and this July 26, 2010 filing do not show campaign expenditures/campaign contributions with the Knoxville Focus and ads that were purchased or given as in kind on knoxviews. Lonas too was exempt from detailed filing due to contributions and expenditures of less than $1,000 raised or spent in a reporting period.