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Four years ago, it was difficult to make, without a paper to see the titles of benefits disregard Congress. It was a lot of work wringing dollars over five and a discount house-Run-Bank, members free to grant them protection. It might seem that the destiny of the nation depended on whether members or not to continue to park free at the national and Dulles airports, or had access to a fitness room $ 100 per year.

These advantages are nothing compared with the quite legal and often used gaps, members of Congress treasury bills RAID his campaign for personal gain.

How would you even a Cadillac and did not pay out of pocket?

That’s exactly what Democratic Rep. Pete Stark of California.

During the 1992 election cycle, with leasing began his Cadillac Seville, where one third of the lease itself and the enhancement of the treasure of his campaign for two-thirds. Stark’s campaign spent $ 16737 for rent and conservation of the car was almost $ 1000 more than his Republican opponent, for expenditure financed by advertising.

On 1 February 1993, with its increased from $ 30,869 to buy fund campaign, the leasing of Seville. This expenditure of over $ 18919 as his Republican challenger, lawyer Larry Molton, spent on advertising, belief work email campaign and the basic operations of the combined campaign in 1994. During very clear advantage derived from the car, he only pays little for the purchase, while avoiding the inconvenience of a strengthening of the personal property taxes or fees. It’s a nice lot, if it is found.

Maybe you prefer a Lincoln Town Car. Republican Senator Alfonse D’Amato, she loves so much, that his lease contract to two a campaign to drive, when he visited her apartment in New York and a player while he was toiling on Capitol Hill. For six-year electoral cycle until his re-election in 1992, D’Amato has spent his campaign $ 156729 fund leasing car payments, gasoline, insurance and labels.

During the 1994 election cycle, Colorado Republican Rep. Dan Schaefer has spent $ 27726 on its credit campaign to let the license, secure and maintain its “campaign” car. It was $ 7782 more than his Democratic challenger, John management consultant rooms, spent on publicity and persuasion mail. In June 30, Schaefer reported 16,815 dollars in the first 18 months after the election of 1996, the cycle of leasing, licensing and ensure his car.

Rep. Marty Meehan’s (D-Mass.)-Campaign currently pays $ 318 per month for Ford Motor Credit is intended to cover the rental contract in his car - the payments, totalling $ 7234 in the first 18 months of 1996 after the election cycle. All gas and insurance bills of the campaign, as well. During the 1994 campaign, Meehan’s campaign Register agitation credit cards lease payments for insurance premiums and fuel costs, up to $ 18291st

Fellow Massachusetts Democrat Joseph P. Kennedy II, spent $ 21511 for his 1994 campaign in its campaign of automobiles, including the rent of $ 12376th Its current lease motor vehicles - including Ford Motor Credit - costs of its 1996 campaign committee 563 $ Per month.

In its recent registration campaign by the Federal Agency for the Electoral Commission covering the period from 1 April to 30 June, Rep. Matthew G. Martinez (D-Calif.) relates only to the tune of $ 1528. All these $ 268, but fell a total of $ 420 per month car rentals, it has by Citizens Bank of Maryland.

A Democrat Bill Clay of Missouri, the two campaign committees resumed fees Clay’s $ 698 monthly lease car with Ford Motor Credit. Ford Motors also collects $ 536 per month Democrat of California Robert T. Matsui ‘campaign cash.

A recitation of the House of Representatives and the Senate to place the Fund, at least one car by his campaign committees would require much more space than I have in this category. In each of the last three cycles choice of incumbent seeking re-election after having embezzled more than $ 1.5 million of their campaign funds to cover the cost of “campaign” of cars, many of whom are here pushed Washington, not in the United States members at home.

For some time, he saw that retired North Carolina Democrat Czech tried to Charlie Rose, a used car business.

In 1990, Rose spent $ 8288 on his campaign resources on a used car, but this was clearly not to cover its transport needs.

In June 1992, Rose opened his campaign treasury of $ 13,821 to cover expenses for a car purchased: Bluff engine of the fair Fair Bluff, NC

Six months later, the campaign, peeled $ 10594 motor in the valley of Fayetteville, NC, for another car. The campaign is also the tab picked up $ 6786 for insurance, maintenance, fuel and cars, including $ 272 in an account Precision Tune in Alexandria, Va.

On 17 July 1994, Rose drowned in his campaign treasury of more than $ 12,920 to cover the costs of a campaign vehicle Trade-In charge “fair Bluff motor. Care and feeding of transit costs Rose’s Park campaign $ 9669 during the 1994 elections cycles. At least one of these cars has found its way to Washington since his campaign finance maintenance costs containing a repair of $ 1223 in the Pyle Dave’s Lincoln Murcury in Annandale, Va. and a $ 376 purchase tires on a national tire Alexandria, Va.