Congressional candidate accused of violating campaign finance rules

A Democratic political action committee filed a complaint against GOP congressional candidate Drew Johnson, accusing him of failing to file his latest financial disclosure report.

End Citizens United filed the complaint with the Department of Justice on Thursday, demanding that it investigate Johnson for allegedly failing to file his financial disclosure report that was due May 15.

“This disregard for the law is alarming for someone who is a candidate for federal office,” the group wrote. “Nevada voters must have the opportunity to review properly filed reports to assess Johnson’s fitness for elected office.”

Johnson, who is running against Democratic Rep. Susie Lee, filed a financial disclosure report when he first announced he was running last year, but federal election law requires candidates to file a financial disclosure report on or before May 15 of each successive year that the person continues to be a candidate.

Raymond Serrano, a spokesman for Johnson’s campaign, said the campaign filed Johnson’s financial report after entering the race and has since filed a follow-up report.

“If an error occurred, it was purely clerical and has been corrected,” Serrano said in a statement.

Johnson, a conservative policy analyst, won his Republican primary in June with nearly 32 percent of the votes. The columnist previously ran for Clark County Commission in 2022 but lost to incumbent Justin Jones, a Democrat, by fewer than 350 votes.

Lee also didn’t file her 2024 financial disclosure report, but she did file a request for an extension and must turn hers in by Aug. 13.

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