1990 Campaign finance records-Pence used political donations to pay mortgage, payoff credit cards,..

[kpete]

@ellievan65

Campaign finance records from the 1990 effort showed that Pence, then 31, had been using political donations to pay the mortgage on his house, his personal credit card bill, groceries, golf tournament fees and car payments for his wife.

Link to tweet

Mike Pence was a young lawyer on the rise, challenging a longtime Democratic congressman in a Republican-leaning Indiana district.

And then, scandal.

Campaign finance records from the 1990 effort showed that Pence, then 31, had been using political donations to pay the mortgage on his house, his personal credit card bill, groceries, golf tournament fees and car payments for his wife.

The spending had not been illegal at the time. But it stunned voters — and undermined Pence’s strategy to portray the incumbent, Rep. Philip R. Sharp, as tainted by donations from special-interest political action committees.

“It was a brazen act of hypocrisy,” said Billy Linville, who was Sharp’s campaign manager. “It was a bombshell, for sure. .?.?. Without question, he may well have won the election if it had not been for that.”


the rest:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mike-pence-used-campaign-funds-to-pay-his-mortgage--and-it-cost-him-an-election/2016/07/15/90858964-49ed-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html?utm_term=.2826b2f09156

[lindysalsagal]

1. I trust that young face even less than I trust the old one.

Smug.

[PatSeg]

11. That was the word that popped

into my head as well - smug. What a jerk.

[Roland99]

2. WWJD

What
Would
Jesus
Divert

[Scurrilous]

3. LOL

God boy is all an act.

[babylonsister]

4. I'd be gratified if something tarnished his halo. nt

[Sneederbunk]

5. Mother did it.

[BigmanPigman]

6. Did he also use the money to pay for his pet rabbit

to fly with him?

[Freethinker65]

7. What God will not provide, taxpayers and Russia will

[MagickMuffin]

8. Let's not forgot his oily business which the government is bailing out

Keep sucking on that teat Mike Pence!!!

[Chipper Chat]

9. He also made huge contributions to PFLAG,

The Log Cabin Republicans, and the Fort Wayne Gay Community Center..........
ok just kidding.

[Poiuyt]

10. Now we know how he got a position in the trump administration

He showed the proper level of corruption.

[Norbert]

12. It's only a crime if the Democrats do it.

Besides, Mikey was chosen by Gee-Zuzz to be Vice President.

[oasis]

13. K and R

[Laura PourMeADrink]

14. How'd you find this tweet

Could see it under @ellie.

[AllyCat]

15. Lock him up!

[tarheelsunc]

16. If Tim Kaine had a history like this...

You better believe we would have constantly heard about it during the election.

Actually, scratch that. Hillary wouldn't have chosen someone so corrupt.