Rochelle Berkley is an American businesswoman,politician and attorney who has served as Mayor of Las Vegas since 2024. She also previously served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district from 1999 to 2013. In 2012,she was the unsuccessful Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. Senate. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Berkley ran for Mayor of Las Vegas in 2024. On November 7,2024,Berkley became the Mayor-Elect of Las Vegas as her opponent,Las Vegas Councilwoman Victoria Seaman,conceded the race. Berkley was then sworn into office on December 4,2024.
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is the primary United States federal law regulating political campaign fundraising and spending. The law originally focused on creating limits for campaign spending on communication media,adding additional penalties to the criminal code for election law violations,and imposing disclosure requirements for federal political campaigns. The Act was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on February 7,1972.
The Hatch Act of 1939,An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities,is a United States federal law that prohibits civil-service employees in the executive branch of the federal government,except the president and vice president,from engaging in some forms of political activity. It became law on August 2,1939. The law was named for Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexico. It was most recently amended in 2012.
Cheryl Ann Jacques is an American politician and attorney who served six terms in the Massachusetts Senate,was the president of the Human Rights Campaign for 11 months,and served as an administrative judge in the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents.
George D. Maziarz is a Republican politician from New York State. From 1995 to 2015,Maziarz represented the 62nd District in the New York State Senate,which included all of Niagara County,all of Orleans County,and the towns of Sweden and Ogden in Monroe County. In March 2018,Maziarz pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor to avoid trial on five felony charges arising out of the alleged filing of false campaign finance reports.
Annazette Collins is an American politician. She was a member of the Illinois State Senate from 2011 to 2013,representing the 5th district. She previously was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 10th district from 2001 to 2011. During the 2012 Democratic Party primary election,Collins lost to Patricia Van Pelt,receiving 46.4 percent of the vote.
The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 is a law of the United States federal government that amended parts of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. It strengthens public disclosure requirements concerning lobbying activity and funding,places more restrictions on gifts for members of Congress and their staff,and provides for mandatory disclosure of earmarks in expenditure bills. The bill was signed into law by President George W. Bush on September 14,2007.
The Texas Ethics Commission was established in 1991 to oversee and provide guidance on various public ethics laws within the state of Texas. The agency's main office is located on the 10th Floor of the Sam Houston State Office Building at 201 East 14th Street in Downtown Austin.
Joseph A. Montalbano is an Associate Justice on the Rhode Island Superior Court.
Dianne Wilkerson is a convicted felon and former Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate,representing the 2nd Suffolk District from 1993 to 2008 as the first African American female to serve in the chamber.
Lance Kinzer is an American politician served as the Kansas State Representative for the 30th district from 2013 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he previously represented the 14th district from 2004 until redistricting.
The Oklahoma Ethics Commission is an agency of the state of Oklahoma that issues rules on the ethical conduct for state elected officials and employees. It also investigates and prosecutes violations of its rules. The Ethics Commission was created by a two-to-one vote of the people of the state per an initiative effort adding Article XXIX to the Oklahoma Constitution. The statewide vote on the amendment was held September 18,1990. The commission was created in 1990 during the term of Governor Henry Bellmon. Commissioners were sworn in and began meeting in July 1991.
Mark A. Darr is an American politician from Springdale,Arkansas,who was his state's 19th lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2014. A member of the Republican Party,he was elected in 2010 to succeed Democrat Bill Halter. To win the second-ranking post in state government,he defeated another Democrat,state Senator and former House Speaker Shane Broadway by a margin of 51 to 49 percent.
John J. Diehl,Jr. is an American attorney and a Republican former member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Diehl was elected Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives in 2013 and took office in January 2015. Diehl resigned on May 14,2015 after a scandal came to light regarding inappropriate messages exchanged with an intern.
Kent Sorenson is a former Iowa state legislator who resigned after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and other felonies related to campaign finances.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission is a regulatory body established to uphold ethical standards in city government. Its mandate encompasses several critical functions aimed at promoting transparency,accountability,and integrity among public officials and employees.
Ann Elizabeth Kitchen is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Austin City Council from the 5th district from 2015 to 2023 and as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 2001 to 2003. She is affiliated with the Democratic Party.
Jamilah Nasheed is an American politician from the state of Missouri. Nasheed formerly represented the fifth district in the Missouri Senate,and formerly served in the Missouri House of Representatives. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Campaign for Accountability (CfA) is a liberal 501(c)(3) non-profit ethics watchdog group headquartered in Washington,D.C. CfA was co-founded in May 2015 by Anne Weismann,former legal counsel for the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW),and Louis Mayberg,former chairman of CREW. CfA group states that it "uses research,litigation and aggressive communications to expose misconduct and malfeasance in public life."
Eddie Andrews; born Edgar Lee Andrews; is an American politician serving as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 43rd district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office in 2021. He was re-elected in 2022.
