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WASHINGTON (AP) - Candidates can't use campaign money to improve their wardrobes, the Federal Election Commission said Thursday in a ruling that nonetheless dismissed a complaint against four congressional candidates who did just that.
The FEC said candidates cannot use campaign money for expenses they would have had whether they were running for office or not, such as clothes. The commission said it decided against punishing the four because the amounts spent were modest and the candidates reimbursed their campaigns.
The four included two Democratic House members — Reps. Loretta Sanchez of California and Rob Andrews of New Jersey — and two former House candidates, Republicans Bill Dew of Utah and William Breazeale of North Carolina.
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