N.H. Dem. Party Files FEC Complaint Against former Rep. Bradley

Former Rep. Jeb Bradley (R-N.H.) is accused of violating federal election laws by failing to display information about who paid for a recent ad, according to a Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing today.

New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Raymond Buckley filed a complaint with the FEC alleging that Bradley violated election laws by failing to display a written disclaimer at the end of a television ad saying that he paid for the ad and approved of its message. Instead, Bradley’s statement occurs at the beginning of the ad, which Buckley said violated the law.

“Rather than obey the law and take responsibility for his ad as required by law, Bradley violated [it],” Buckley wrote in the complaint.

Buckley asked the FEC to investigate and penalize Bradley, seeking “civil penalties commensurate with the amounts spent on the advertising.”

Bradley is locked in a close race with Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D) in New Hampshire’s 1st District. Bradley, who was unseated by Shea-Porter in the Democratic landslide of 2006, hopes to reclaim his seat in this fall’s rematch against Shea-Porter.

–Michael O’Brien