Richmond, Va. (Newsradiowrva.com) - A House Privileges and Elections sub-committee Wednesday morning rejected a bill that would have banned using campaign contributions for personal use. The bill had unanimously passed the State Senate.
Senator Jennifer Boysko (D-Fairfax) called Virginia an outlier for allowing such spending, and said it would restore some trust in lawmakers. But Delegate Wren Williams (R-Franklin) pointed out Democrats did not reform campaign finance when they controlled the General Assembly and the Governor's Mansion a few years ago.
The same sub-committee had previously killed a Republican version of the same bill from a delegate.
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