The former chairman of the Federal Election Commission

has

has filed a complaint against a California congressman,

to claim

Hi

overdone

campaign funds used

to support

a conservative coalition that wants to roll back parts of Proposition 47.

“To be honest, I have never seen anything so outrageous,” Ann Ravel told The Times. In 2011, she chaired the California Fair Political Practices Commission

Than

as Chairman of the FEC from 2013 to 2017.

In her FEC complaint says

Ravel claims that

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin),

who is up for re-election this year, has requested and spent congressional funds

more than

the statutory limit of $5,000 in support of the anti-crime ballot measure

to reform Proposition 47, which reduces some drug and theft crimes to felonies. Kiley He spent $28,000 on petitions and postage, according to the complaint, but Ravel claims that is “likely not the full extent” of his financial support.

Kiley’s team did not respond to The Times’ request for comment.

The

initiative ballot measure in question

strives for Prop. 47 by increasing the penalties for certain property crimes and drug offenses. It

And

is supported

in the first place

by conservative groups, but also by some Democrats. The deadline

for proponents to collect enough signatures

qualify

the initiative for the November vote

is April 23.

Ravel said Kiley “has long been closely associated with the repeal of Proposition 47,” which was approved by voters

in 2014,

and has a close relationship with the sponsor of the initiative,

the California Coalition to Reduce Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft

.

The deadline for proponents to collect enough signatures to qualify the initiative for the November ballot is April 23.

The coalition has received more than

about

$3

million

by

several

business retailers, including Walmart, Macy’s, Home Depot and Target.

Some of One of

Kiley’s biggest

campaign

donors

included

Walmart, said

Ravel’s

complaint.

Kiley

represents

California’s 3rd District. He previously worked at the

California

stands

Meeting from 2016 to 2022

and what

also a challenger to replace

Gov. Gavin Newsom in the failed 2021 recall

attempt. from Governor Gavin Newsom.