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By Luke Hellier | December 14, 2009
Several local media outlets have picked up on the story about Kelliher’s fundraising flap:
Star Tribune: Donations raise controversy for Kelliher, DFL
The DFL Party calls 7 donations to aid the gubernatorial candidate’s access to voter data “a blunder.”
Seven donors gave the DFL Party money that benefited House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher in an arrangement that raised questions about the gubernatorial candidate’s campaign and its relationship to the party.
On Friday, when news broke about the deal, Kelliher said only three donors were involved, each giving $500 in what amounted to a partial payment for Kelliher’s access to a party voter database.
Minnesota Public Radio: The Other Contributors
The DFL Party’s executive director sent a letter today to the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board detailing his involvement in the fundraising flap regarding Minnesota House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher’s campaign for governor. On Friday, Kelliher said she made a mistake by directing donors to give to the DFL Party to help pay for her access to the party’s voter database. Kelliher said the party learned the process was illegal and returned $1,500 in contributions.
What we didn’t know until today is that the DFL Party credited Kelliher for four other unnamed contributors. DFL Party Chair Brian Melendez said the party asked those contributors if they wanted a refund as a result of the mistake. He said they told him they operated under the assumption that the money was for the DFL Party, not Kelliher’s access to the database.
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