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UPDATED: Multiple Candidates Running for Iowa’s Senate Seat Are In Violation Of Federal Ethics Laws

UPDATED: Multiple Candidates Running for Iowa’s Senate Seat Are In Violation Of Federal Ethics Laws

Four candidates, three Democrats and one Republican, have failed to file personal financial disclosure reports with the U.S. Senate.

The Federal Ethics in Government Act (FEGA) requires federal officeholders, candidates for national office, and hundreds of other federal government officials to file personal financial disclosure statements. The provision has been in law for over forty years. However, an investigation by Iowa Field Report has found four of the seven announced candidates for Iowa’s U.S. Senate race have not filed the federally required disclosure reports.

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