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Fri Jun 6, 2014, 03:19 PM Jun 2014

Texas Ethics Commission fines state Rep. Linda Harper-Brown (R-Irving) $5,000

The Texas Ethics Commission, nearly four years after a complaint was filed, has fined state Rep. Linda Harper-Brown $5,000 for not properly disclosing loan repayments on her campaign finance reports.

In 2010, The Dallas Morning News reported that at least $450,000 in loans to Harper-Brown’s campaign showed no record of repayment, which is required to be detailed on disclosure reports. You can read the Texas Ethics Commission’s order and agreed resolution here.

A spokesman for the group that filed the 2010 complaint against Harper-Brown, The Texas Values in Action Coalition, said it was important to shine the light on the Irving lawmakers reporting errors.

“I was happy to see that they finally got that taken care of,” Russell Langley said. “The representative was not following her reporting obligations per the election code.”

More at http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/06/texas-ethics-commission-fines-state-rep-linda-harper-brown-5000-for-obscuring-campaign-loans.html/ .

[font color=green]Harper-Brown used to represent the district that I lived in while I resided in Irving. The fine is equal to nearly 70% of her pay of $7,200 per year as a legislator. Harper-Brown lost in the March primary so this will be nice going-away present for her. Ouch![/font]

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