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Little still not registered as a candidate for Congress

“Terminated” campaign committee report has a $71K discrepancy.  Where did that money go?

The primary is one week from today and former Highlands Mayor Anna Little, the Middlesex County GOP candidate for the 6th district GOP congressional nomination, has yet to file as a candidate with the Federal Election Commission.

MMM first reported that Little’s FEC paperwork was not in order on May 7th.  Jane Frotton, her former treasurer said she never had anything to do with the FEC reports. Brett Rappaport, the treasurer listed on Little’s web site, has not responded to a request for comment.

Little’s Anna C. Little for Congress Inc. campaign committee was opened for her 2010 race and continued to be active in the 2011-2012 election cycle.  A “Termination Report” was filed with Frotton’s electronic signature on April 2, 2012.  No other reports, statements of candidacy or statements of organization have been filed by or for Little, despite the fact that she is on the primary ballot and received the Middlesex County GOP endorsement on March 24, 2012.

The Termination Report indicates total contributions from 2010-2012 of $485,364.57 and expenditures of $414,295.70.  Despite that $71,068.87 surplus, the report indicates a zero balance in the Little account.  Frotton could not explain the difference and Rappaport has not responded.

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Posted: May 29th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: 2012 Congressional Races, Anna Little | Tags: , , , | 15 Comments »

15 Comments on “Little still not registered as a candidate for Congress”

  1. Homeless Larry Vote said at 8:49 am on May 29th, 2012:

    Thanks!

  2. Bob English said at 9:35 am on May 29th, 2012:

    Art…any idea if there are consequences for not registering? Fines, etc?

  3. ArtGallagher said at 10:48 am on May 29th, 2012:

    Bob,

    I don’t know the potential consequences of not registering. FEC violations have resulted in consequences as mild as admonishments to as serious as criminal prosecutions.

    An agressive enforcer could make a case that the termination report is perjury, given that campaign materials “Paid for by Anna C. Little for Congress” have been used since April 2. I doubt that will happen in this case, but you never know.

  4. Tom stokes said at 11:19 am on May 29th, 2012:

    I bet Congressman Pallone is luvin’ it!

  5. Tom Stokes said at 11:44 am on May 29th, 2012:

    Assuming this to be true, why hasn’t Ernesto’s camp run with this as an issue?

  6. The Overseer said at 12:44 pm on May 29th, 2012:

    This is a huge story where is the Asbury Park Press or Politicker!?!?

    The Middlesex County Republican leadership a.k.a. Col. Sanders a.k.a. Sam Thompson should be ashamed of himself for selecting such an embarrassment of the candidate!

  7. annalittlesucka@pacmoneyforhousehubby said at 2:35 pm on May 29th, 2012:

    I bet the house hubby knows about the 71k…..

    A vote for anna is a vote for insanity….

    Its like if we were lemmings and mapquested the route off the cliff….

    How about next time the gops put azzolina up against pallone? Even kooky babs has to admit that joe is more likely to win then anna litter….

    Lookin forward to the free lunch art…

  8. What Is Anna Hiding? said at 2:52 pm on May 29th, 2012:

    She won’t respond to a genuine debate offer, and she won’t answer the questions about her campaign finances.

    Where there is smoke, there is fire; me thinks.

    To answer another poster’s questions, along with Art’s response; NJ ELEC is short on staff and they take a long time to respond to minor stuff. Most time’s minor things result in a fine on the order of $250.

    This however seems much bigger. Has ELEC been notified of this Art? Can’t remember if you responded to such a query.

    Maybe Barbara and the BSTP have an answer to this.

    My Gawd, I hope that there is not really a problem and the Tea Party gets connected to some scandal since they have endorsed Anna.

  9. Barbara said at 3:06 pm on May 29th, 2012:

    did the CNJ crowd come over here? Sheesh.

  10. ArtGallagher said at 3:12 pm on May 29th, 2012:

    NJ ELEC does not regulate congressional elections. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) does.

    I hear they are aware.

  11. You Would Be Correct Art said at 4:12 pm on May 29th, 2012:

    About The FEC. It must have been a ‘seasoned citizen moment.”

  12. Joe said at 9:37 pm on May 29th, 2012:

    Art – Thats impressive she raised almost 500k last time around, thats not bad at all for a non-targeted race.

  13. June in New Jersey: The Races to Watch | Save Jersey said at 6:01 am on May 30th, 2012:

    […] some groups reportedly attempting to bait the candidates into a debate. Finally there have been charges that Little has not filed with the FEC as a candidate for congress yet, which would be quite strange with the primary less than a week […]

  14. MoreMonmouthMusings » Blog Archive » Sam Thompson on Anna Little’s FEC Reports: “I have no idea” said at 9:22 am on May 30th, 2012:

    […] Middlesex County GOP Chairman, Senator Sam Thompson, is a puzzled as the rest of us as to why Anna Little has not registered with the Federal Election Commission as a candidate for congress. […]

  15. Dumb or Clueless said at 4:31 pm on May 30th, 2012:

    The problem here is that you can’t read an FEC reports. That magic number .. 71k is the amount left in the account on midnight of election day(Election Cycle-to-Date). Here is the report (post election)

    http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00480251/704580/

    Notice the cash on hand number of 9k. NOT 71K. If you look at the final disbursements, half of that goes to the accountant.

    Lets focus on the ISSUES instead of these witch hunts.